Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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Oblivion's Gate Collage

Soooooo.......
I've been looking for the right way to give you your first real glance into Oblivion's Gate, and I'm glad to say that I've finally found it. In the beginning I thought of just writing you a summary, but after writing a couple I decided I didn't want to give you that much yet. After that I thought about sharing an excerpt. Uh-uh. Cover promo? Not yet. Sketches? No.
Then came the idea to use a word cloud. It was perfect. By putting together a smorgasbord of things that apply to the book, I could let you have fun imagining what might be coming without telling them exactly what to expect yet. Who knows? I thought. Maybe they'll go nuts in the comments asking questions, proposing ideas, pointing out words that catch their interest, or whatever.
With that idea in my head, I jumped onto Tagxedo.com and started playing around. In the end, I put together something that is simple yet incredibly perfect. It gives away everything I want you to know without giving away too much too soon.
And for all you people out there who immediately went "PINK! Oh no! It's a romance," don't worry, you're wrong. Oblivion's Gate is NOT a romance novel. No, no. Not at all. Oblivion's Gate a mesh of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Mystery. The pinkish coloration has nothing to do with the book. I chose it simply to help you discern the shape, which will be important, and to make the words easier to read on a black screen.

I hope you have fun putting the pieces together. This new series is going to be quite fun for me, and I hope I can help you get as excited for it as I am.
Please comment below. I am anxious to hear your thoughts and questions about the upcoming book.

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P.S. If you want a few more hints, follow my link to Pinterest. You might get a few more tips there. ;)

2 comments:

  1. Washington, Virginia, Gun and Car, and also
    Wizard, Sphynx, Pantheon and Kraken.
    Nice!

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  2. Nice picks. They cover quite a wide variety of things. How do you think they'll will fit together?

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