I thought you might be curious to know how it ended up…

Neil says:

The three covers in the poll were presented in chronological order and represent a sampling of our favorites. During the 24 hour period prior to the poll, there was a lot of discussion about color, framing, fonts, and such. I have to admit to being a bit of a troublemaker. As reflected in the poll, there was a lot of support for cover #1. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get past the portal-effect the framing had on the art I had selected, so we pressed onward.

REALMS is now available for preorder at the Wyrm Publishing website and should be listed at Amazon and (hopefully) other bookstores within the next few weeks.

In appreciation for all the input I received, for the next week, I’m running a special 30% off promotion on preorders for this book.

I realized late last night that we moved a month ago. Rob is celebrating by being in Oregon at IPNC. I spent the day hanging out with Livia Llewellyn, who has got to be one of the coolest people I know. It was so nice to spend time with someone who totally gets the theater/writing world parallels.

She’d had a rough day on Friday so I offered her cake and wine tasting. We went to the Hungarian Pastry Shop, up the street from my place for pastries. Oh my. Heavens. When you come visit, I’ll take you there too.

After indulging, we strolled over to Martin Brother’s Wines and Spirits, which has wine tastings every Friday and Saturday evening from 5:30-7:30. We tried a Chateau de Pourcieux Rose and the Wombat Shiraz. I picked up a bottle of the Rose, and Livia took home a bottle of the Shiraz.

All in all, it was a really great day. The only thing that would have improved it, is if Rob were home.

Friday, I made a wing mechanism for Irina Kruzhilina, the costume designer for Mabou Mines production of Song for New York. She needed it to extend upward and unfurl like a fan. Here’s a quick video showing what I was up to.