Can you paint? Can you draw? Are you a digital maestro?
Well, Janine Ashbless' upcoming eBook needs a cover -- and we are asking YOU to send us your best.
The "Arabian Nights" inspired HEART OF FLAME is a steamy erotic romance filled to the brim with monsters, magic and mayhem.
Taqla, a young sorceress disguised as a man, has been hired to assist handsome Rafiq on a dangerous quest. Ahleme, the most beautiful woman in the world, has been kidnapped by Yazid, a rebellious djinn, who plans to coerce her into becoming the mother of his child. Taqla and Rafiq must find Ahleme before this child -- this abomination -- can be conceived.
As the unlikely pair race across the desert, a dangerous encounter with ghouls strips Taqla's magical disguise away, leaving both her face and her emotions bare to Rafiq's scrutiny. Burdened by this unwelcome revelation, the two struggle to continue their quest, though their relationship grows more strained with each passing hour. It is only when Taqla is nearly killed that Rafiq begins to view her as something more than just a means to an end. Yet Taqla's past experiences and fear of being diminished by marriage cause her to remain aloof.
Will Taqla's fierce independence soften enough for her to see Rafiq through eyes less jaded? Or will their approaching battle with the djinn kill them both, rendering the argument moot?
Main Characters:
Taqla -- green eyes, dark hair, no eye makeup, attractive, veiled
Rafiq -- handsome, muscular, dark hair, dark eyes
Ahleme -- (kidnapped woman), the most beautiful woman in the world (with dark eyes & kohl, and dark hair, veiled)
Yazid -- Djinn with bluish skin, bald with black eyebrows and silvery/pale eyes
Terms: The winner, chosen by Janine Ashbless herself, will receive $175 for the use of their artwork for a period of three years. The artist will retain the copyright to their artwork. The artist will also receive a free copy of the eBook for their contribution. No royalties will be paid to the artist. The artist will receive our standard contract. The artist will also receive credit for the cover art on the copyright page of the book.
CatsCurious Press / CatScratch Books reserves the right to cancel the contest if art of sufficiently professional quality is not submitted before the deadline of MIDNIGHT CST on DECEMBER 2, 2009. Please, only submit your best work! (I know you knew that already :-) )
Submission, Style & Medium:
Please send all submissions to catscuriouspress@yahoo.com, as a .JPG attachment. Please ensure that images are of sufficient resolution to look good on a computer screen. If your art is chosen, you will be asked to send a hi-res .TIFF. The final eBook trim size is 4"x6".
Style... what can we say about style? We are open to interpretation. We are open to various mediums (though all submissions must be rendered digitally in the end, as this is an eBook) and any style will be considered -- from traditional romance book covers (mostly naked, supine man & woman) to more iconographic styles (such as seen on the covers of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight or New Moon), or something a little more abstract/graphic, as seen on the cover of Maggie Steifvater's Shiver. Basically, we want to see what you're inspired to create -- no holds barred... Modest nudity will be considered, but graphic sexual depictions will not.
Feel free to do the title layout ("Heart of Flame", author's name "Janine Ashbless"), if you so desire. This is not required, but if you feel that your cover will be more reflective of your creativity with the layout added in, please do!
If you do not own the copyright on one or more of the images that you are using in your cover submission, please make sure you have the artist's permission (images used from royalty free sites in conjunction with your own art are OK, as long as you have purchased the right to use them). Not owning the copyright will not disqualify you, but for legal reasons, it is a detail that I will need to be aware of, so please include it in your cover email.
You may submit as many pieces as you like, but only one will be chosen, no matter how many you send in... so again, please only send your best!
Pass the word! We want some really good art!
DEADLINE: MIDNIGHT CST on DECEMBER 2, 2009.![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=91.7){kind=small}
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