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If you donโ€™t mind leaving more comments on my books, sure! I might have to tailor what kind of payment youโ€™ll have to complete depending on your request, though :eyes:

I hope you donโ€™t mind dropping five application forms :joy:

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do you mind if I do it without the coding? :sweat_smile: itโ€™s a little overwhelming (and i am old :joy:)

i have a cover for the first one already (by the same friend who is currently awol - link here), and i wouldnโ€™t mind something similar, but i have no idea what kind of a cover that is.

iโ€™m fine with something simple, too, but as i am now posting mostly on Inkitt, i think a person on the cover will do better. itโ€™s also an 1890s historical mystery/romance series.

this so you have an idea if you want to request different payment. i will do my best, but i am very slow, which for me is not a problem since thereโ€™s obviously no urgency :joy: let me know, and iโ€™ll get on those forms.

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Sure thing! As long as all the fields are there and filled accordingly :slight_smile:

Oooooh thatโ€™s a manip. I can definitely do something like that but itโ€™s gonna take a while, especially since Iโ€™m taking driverโ€™s lessons currently :face_with_spiral_eyes:

I guess weโ€™ll both be slow :joy:

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is it? well then :joy:

thatโ€™s okay :joy: iโ€™m also not necessarily desperate for a manip, so iโ€™ll just whip up the details for you and then maybe we can figure out together what would work best for it. do you mind if i dm you the forms for the 4 unwritten books? i donโ€™t have spoiler-free summaries, but i wanna outline the plots for you to get an idea

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Hmm, what about sending the forms here but DMing me the summaries? I would prefer to have everything in one place :sweat: but if you really want to I guess Iโ€™m open to DMs!

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okay, iโ€™ll try to put them up on here over the weekend!

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โ˜† requesting a cover โ˜†
โœฌ Cover Type (simple/vector/manip): any
โœฌ Title: The Spying Cat
โœฌ Author Name: Maria Killjoy
โœฌ Ideas (please be specific): either a fancy title and an open (Victorian) birdcage (like the cover you did for Poker Battle), or a silhouette of an early-1890s woman with the Tower Bridge in the background (in the style of your cover for The Phantom Conspiracy)
โœฌ Genre: Historical mystery/romance
Short Summary (optional) Itโ€™s 1893, and Kittyโ€™s eleven cousins โ€“ her adoptive siblings โ€“ have all moved out. She's lonely in the English countryside, with no outlet for her youngest-child mischief. Until Joey, her favourite cousin, returns from America alongside his dashing benefactor, Benedict Hawkins.

Educated at Eton and Harvard, the half-American Mr Hawkins is a man of the world. He has money to spend and business to make, but he soon finds himself drawn to Kittyโ€™s adventurous spirit. Even when she dives headfirst into danger.

Scotland Yard Inspector Tobias Thackery has spent the last ten years looking for his runaway sister. New clues on her trail point to an anarchist plot, and Kitty wonโ€™t be left out as Tobias recruits family members into a spy network. The risks are real, and more personal than Kitty expects, on her whirlwind quest to self-fulfilment.

inspo pics (optional) this could be the style for the silhouette, I love the open birdcage embroidery on the dress: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCTdls-A883/?img_index=1

or this, from 1893: Arden Conroy || Author on Instagram: "๐Ÿ’œ 1890s purple silk velvet dress worn by Esther Mietje Heijman-Salomonson (1867-1935). โ€œIn the 1890s ladies wore dresses with large gigot sleeves that made the shoulders look broader and the waistline smaller. In this period, skirts were wider at the back, an effect here further enhanced by the train. The dress resembles a costume tailleur, an outfit consisting of a jacket and a skirt. The blouse is a false shirt front. The decoration is a striking combination of appliques and woven floral motifs.โ€ http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.51018 Dress with appliquรฉs, c. 1893, Hirsch & Cie, Rijksmuseum . . . . . . . . . . #1890s #gildedage #victorian #purpledress #velvetdress #historicalfashion"

or this from 1894: Milly Westbrook on Instagram: "Dress, ca. 1894, Silk, American. MET Museum. #dresshistory #fashionhistory #antiquefashion #costumehistory #dresshistorian #fashionhistorian #vintagefashion #1890s #1890sfashion #victorianfashion"

or a riding habit from the 1890s: Arden Conroy || Author on Instagram: "๐ŸŽฉ Riding ensemble, 1890s, A.F. Mรผller (habit only), FIDM Museum . . . . . . . #1890s #horseriding #victorian #victorianfashion #gildedage #19thcentury #historicalfashion #ridinginstyle #ridinghabit"

this is from 1892, but Iโ€™ve used it as inspiration for something my character wears: Renaissance Fabrics on Instagram: "We love this color (we have a similar one at our online store - Rust Wool Broadcloth). Although this color is not the perfect one for the upcoming warmer period, we still want to present you with this afternoon dress because it is absolutely amazing. It is an American dress from 1892 and is currently housed at the @metmuseum. We love the simplicity of the dress and its elegance. #historicalcostuming #style #vintageclothing #antiquefashion #sewing #antiqueclothing #historicalsewing #thcenturyfashion"

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โ˜† requesting a cover โ˜†
โœฌ Cover Type (simple/vector/manip): any
โœฌ Title: The Scorned Cat
โœฌ Author Name: Maria Killjoy
โœฌ Ideas (please be specific): oscillating again between the two styles...either object-based, using a fancy 1895 hatpin; or an 1895 silhouette (with huge shoulders) and a Venetian costume mask, and Eiffel Tower in the background
โœฌ Genre (optional): Historical mystery/romance
Short Summary (optional) In 1895, Kitty is on her way home from her Grand Tour around Europe. Her friend Alexandra invites her to a costume ball near Paris, France. But a murder takes place at this ball, and Kitty becomes the prime suspect. She must prove her innocence, or face the noose.
inspo pics (optional) I love this butterfly hat pin, it's from 1910 but it doesn't matter lol: https://www.proantic.com/en/863240-hatpinartnouveauperiodhairjewelrycirca1910butterflyinsecthatpin.html

I love this one, with the woman in the middle, like a fairy: RARE & SUPERB LARGE VINTAGE ANTIQUE ENAMEL HATPIN L= 8 1/4 " | eBay

as for the silhouette, these are the dramatic sleeves of 1895: Renaissance Fabrics on Instagram: "Wow, wow, wowโ€ฆ We would love to recreate this incredible dress. This is a historical fashion plate, a French one, from 1895. The plate goes by the name โ€œLa Mode Artisticโ€ and illustrates this beautiful French gown, worn by elegant women of the upper class. #fashion #fashionplate #fashionhistory"

or this:

or this seems to be an actual costume from an 1895 costume ball: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/spring-fancy-dress-c-1895-worn-to-a-ball-at-the-portman-rooms-the-portman-rooms-was-a-famous-venue-for-balls-in-victorian-london-i-havent-been--37928821851751362/

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โ˜† requesting a cover โ˜†
โœฌ Cover Type (simple/vector/manip): any
โœฌ Title: The Covert Cat
โœฌ Author Name: Maria Killjoy
โœฌ Ideas (please be specific): object-based: an engagement or wedding ring; or, an 1896 wedding dress silhouette with the Statue of Liberty in the background
โœฌ Genre (optional): Historical mystery/romance
Short Summary (optional) In 1896, Kitty's spymaster friend from book 1 recruits her to go on an undercover mission in New York. In order to do that, she must fake her marriage to an experienced spy.
inspo pics (optional) 1896 wedding dress: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHiLalOoVme/?img_index=1

here is a picture of an 1896 bride with her flowers and her veil:

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okay, iโ€™m gonna stop at that for now :joy: let me know what you think, or if you have any questions etc

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accepted...
I'll get working on your covers right away! It might take me a week or two to get to all of them, but hopefully I'll send the prototypes much sooner :)
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Woohoo, thank you! What should I do for payment? The stuff thatโ€™s in the first post? Something else?

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Honestly Iโ€™m still trying to decide on what payment would work in your case :sweat: how about, since we havenโ€™t decided between the two styles yet, you can start with a partial payment? And after I deliver the prototypes you can choose which style you like more and you can complete the rest of the payment after that :smiley:

To start you can leave 2+ comments on the first three chapters (I, II, and III) of Blood Will Tell. If gore makes you uncomfortable though you can instead leave 1+ comments on each poem in my poetry collection, one line at a time :slight_smile:

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All right, Iโ€™ll try and get to it :smile:

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question: what kind of comments are you looking for? constructive feedback or some casual reactions?

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Casual reactions :eyes: so maybe a few words or sentences, nothing too long but also more effort than a string of emojis lol

Iโ€™m also sorry I havenโ€™t delivered the prototypes yet, Iโ€™m still working on both styles and looking for the right stock photos can be very time-consuming :sob:

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Donโ€™t worry about it! No rush at all :blush: Thanks a lot for doing this!!

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