Hi, Not sure if this adds to anything, but they did test the eye patch theory out on Mythbusters (I think) and showed that pirates who had been...
Hi, Well here's an odd wrinkle on this - save that it's not about trademarked names just names. My latest Barton Villa book features the criminal...
Hi, I'd also forgotten about this thread. But since it's back I'll just add one more tidbit. There's a theory called state dependent learning...
Hi, Maybe in their no longer beating hearts they remember what it was like to be truly alive - and so if and when they sleep that's what they...
Hi, A secret society of technologists in a world of magic? I like it. It's sort of cool. But I have a basic couple of questions. Why is...
Hi, I would start by trimming the first line to something like - "When your heroes fail, who can you trust?" And then, the first time you mention...
Hi, Go to amazon, search out the best sellers currently in your genre, and see what sort of covers they have. I think covers aren't about what...
Hi, I'd stay with the gold text - it looks great against the blue. But I'd keep the one tentacle. Just make it one single long tentacle reaching...
Hi, If it's a star that doesn't shine - Black Star? Dark Star's been used, but the only Black Star I can think of is a Bowie album. Cheers, Greg.
Hi, Bit out of left field and it is the motto of the entire University system of California but how about Fiat Lux - Latin for Let there be...
Hi, Sorry, but for me it doesn't work. The cover doesn't tell me anything about the book. Is it fantasy, scifi, comedy? Looking at the cover I...