Every book I release has a cover that is produced by myself and my graphic designer brother, Byron. Since we are working in the Sci-Fi, Space Opera genre and in one particular universe, we try and have starships on the… Read More »Cover Art Evolution – K’nat Trap
One of the best parts about being a self-published author is getting to do your own covers. Most writers don’t want anything to do with the process. But for me, I see it as a great way to showcase my… Read More »Making of a Cover – Corvette
I thought I’d try something different with this novella set before the start of the Star Saga. I wanted to see what it would look like if it were painted. The trouble is, I don’t have time to paint cover… Read More »Corvette Cover Preview
This past weekend the cover for my next released novel, The Rising has been finalized. I thought I’d share with you some of the final little tweaks we did to it. Big thanks to my brother Byron McConnell for once… Read More »Cover Reveal – The Rising
The cover of my novella The Blood Empress features a dual KIV-3 starfighter. This is actually a 1/48 scale plastic model scratch built specifically for this cover art. In addition to being a writer, I’m also a model builder. All… Read More »Cover Model – The Blood Empress
I somehow got behind the ball on choosing cover art for my novel, The Blood Empress. So now I’m searching through DeviantArt for a suitable piece of cover art. So far, I’ve found two beautiful paintings that could work, but… Read More »Cover Art Search
My cover artist and brother, Byron and I are designing the cover for my next novel, The Rising. It’s the second book of the Star Saga and we’re changing things up a bit from the first, fourth and seventh books.… Read More »The Rising Cover Design
I’ve been spending some time fixing up the ebook versions of my short stories this weekend. I only managed to finish four of them and upload them to Amazon. You should see the new covers appear early next week for… Read More »New Covers for Short Stories
Presenting the latest pdf proof of the Starveyors cover wrap-around. It’s nearly complete. We’re going to make the space scene a bit more Epic, but the overall design is pretty set now. This week we’re proofing the interior pdf,… Read More »Starveyors Paperback Coming in June
Time for another cover reveal. Today it’s the upcoming Star Series Omnibus edition. This is all three Star Series books – Starforgers, Starstrikers and Starveyors including three short stories, one of which has never been published before. This cover is… Read More »Cover Reveal – Star Series Omnibus