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Kathryn Zurmehly's avatar

Option one has a more you vibe, plus it's much simpler to identify at various sizes.

My spooky season tradition is re-reading A Bloody Habit. Maybe next year I'll follow it up with Wake of Malice- Brother Wolf just doesn't hit the same place for me.

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S. L. Linton's avatar

I LOVE A Bloody Habit! I can't seem to find my copy, though. I guess I'll have to get a new one! Wake of Malice is a great read, too.

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The Casual Writer's avatar

I can't wait to see the evolution of Under the Roses into a novel!

I didn't do anything for Halloween this year, mainly because I work my part-time job on weekends. I don't do haunted anything, but I do like to dress up in costume. :)

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S. L. Linton's avatar

I'm happy you're excited about the novel! And dressing up in costume is always fun!

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Thomas Salerno's avatar

It's so cool that you're expanding "Under the Roses". Kinda like how my own "Field Station Delta" started as a short story but when I reached 12k words, I was like "Why don't I just keep writing and make this a novella?"

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S. L. Linton's avatar

When a world grips you, it's hard to let go. I am so excited to read Field Station Delta!

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E.B. Howard's avatar

I like option 2 and it would look really nice on business cards, but I've noticed that Substack (app and browser) only shows logos at very small sizes. I can rarely read any text on them. I think for Substack, 1 is the way to go (simple, higher contrast, thus easy to recognize from a thumbnail.)

I'm really excited about this week's story!

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S. L. Linton's avatar

I am having the same thoughts about the suitability of each image. However, when it comes to marketing, it's best to have consistency across all mediums. So, whatever logo gets chosen for Substack will have to also go onto the business card. But, perhaps for the card, I can have the keyhole without the book background.

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