Author Challenge and Contest

Writers, Authors, and Bards:

The Merry Bird Challenges you

Submit a Synopsis

of your Copyrighted
Fictional or Non-fictional

works to have a
Book Cover Designed

for it by The Merry Bird

Of All the works submitted by November 30th 2008
THREE
Writer synopsis' will be Chosen.
A cover will be designed for each.

When Completed in February 2009
The Three Book covers will be displayed here and on The Merry Bird Contest page
Where a Vote can be submitted

A vote from your networks and friends will determine the Winning Cover Design

The Winning Author will receive a PDFof the Winning cover design
to use to promote their Work and The Merry Bird's too!

Email contest Submissions to: info@themerrybird.com
Include: Author Name, Email Address,Synopsis of Fictional or Non-fictional work,Author Bio and copyright year of work. Don't forget to put "Book Cover Contest" in the subject line!
Good Luck!

Book Covers!

Flying back into the world of publishing and book cover design is interesting to say the least! When I first learned to design cover art 15 years ago, I layed out art work on a drawing board with a blue pencil and grid. In the early '90's Quark was the tech tool to know, and today, Indesign takes center stage.

With the recent press release of TheMerryBird's newest service, book cover design, I decided to mock up a book cover for a online, author friend, Diane Tegarden.

I thought this would be a great way to make Diane and other authors in Diane's author circle take notice of the TheMerryBird book cover design abilities. Unique in it's image, I believe the cover illustrates the sci-fi world Diane wants us to enter as we read Anti-Vigilante and The Rips In Time.

I hope Diane like's the sci-fi mock up cover TheMerryBird created for her new book:

Anti-Vigilante and The Rips In Time -

Check out her website for more details about her book: http://www.firewalkerpublications.com/

Any referrals welcome and any comments appreciated! -- Kristine

A Diamond on my hands!

Recently, I had the opportunity to draw a pen and ink portrait of a horse! Interesting! It's so rare to find a diamond in the rough, a customer that has the desire to display an image that is not from the technical age!

Now that my hands have finished drawing the horse, framed, packed and ready to ship, I can't help but wonder whats next? :) Exciting!