Veridian Rose Graphics and Author PA Services is Now LIVE and More!

Hi everyone! It’s been a while since my last update, so there’s a bit to cover. Literally…

The big news…

I’ve put out my shingle as an Author Personal/Virtual Assistant. My fees will be listed on the webpage sometime soon, they are up on the Veridian Rose Graphics & Author PA Services page in Facebook. My services include creating promotional posters, FB cover banners, and posting to various social media sites, as well as helping out with an author’s blog and doing takeovers for them. I’ll be using my real name as a PA, that way I don’t steal anyone’s thunder as an author. I’m probably going to have to start a special page for the PA side of things in time, but for now, it’s under the Veridian Rose banner.

Why did I start it?

I guess I am not busy enough with writing, editing, beta reads for friends, helping out as a moderator in Book Carousel (FB group for Extasy Authors and their readers), promoting my own stuff (takeovers, etc), hosting takeovers in V.J.’s VIP Lounge, and real life stuff. For starters.

Sleep? What’s that?

I’ve been plugging away at more premade covers, this time in a “Rose” theme. I also have a few premade holiday covers up for sale, just posted on my Veridian Rose Graphics page in Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/VeridianRoseGraphicsDesign/

All covers are $50 USD ($60 CDN) for a 6 x 9 inch ebook cover. Packages are $100 USD ($115 CDN) for an ebook cover, a 13 x 9 paperback wraparound, two 1000 x 1000 pixel matching promotional posters, and a matching FB banner - addition of author logo is free of charge.

***All covers ©2022 Veridian Rose Graphics. All rights reserved. No use without permission from the creator. Message designer for purchase details and pricing.***

***All covers ©2022 Veridian Rose Graphics. All rights reserved. No use without permission from the creator. Message designer for purchase details and pricing.*** All elements have full/extended licensing.***

And the best news of all?

I was chatting with some friends in my author profile on Monday when I received a message from one of the top people at Extasy Books. Apparently, my editor and good friend, Jon Bradbury, nominated Honestly for the Extasy Books’ Editor’s Choice Seal, and Honestly got it.

Say what?????? 🤯

This is an honor that I never expected that book to get. Away to Me received the seal in 2019 (Thank you Trish, love ya!), so I wasn’t expecting another one of my books to get it, even 3 years later.

Surprise.

Needless to say I am thrilled to have another Editor’s Choice Seal added to one of my stories! Whoo hoo!!!!!

Check it out on the blog at Extasy Books: https://www.extasybooks.com/blogs/editors-choice?post_id=12

I have to admit, Honestly wasn’t an easy book to write. If you know me, you know I’m one of these people who accept others pretty much as they are. The only thing I care about is that you are a good person, and have a loving heart. Writing up things spewed by a bigot was upsetting for me. Those words made me feel icky as they were flying out of my fingers. I had to get it done – ASAP – or get disgusted and walk away from the book, for good. Let's just say my word count for some days while writing that one was over 11K due to the subject matter.

Check out the cover with the seal on it. Sooooooooooo pretty!

Thank you Jon Bradbury, Angela Waters, Tina Havemen, Jay Austin, and everyone else at Extasy Books! I’m so honored to be a part of the family! SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Have a great weekend everyone… Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American fans, friends, and family who celebrate it. Don’t overdose on turkey!

I leave you with “Don’t Tell Me” (Featuring Ann Wilson from Heart), off of Divisive by Disturbed, which was released just last week. It’s so pretty, I love this song!

Veridian Rose Graphics: Premade Cover Packages and NEW Premades Available

Hi everyone! I’ve been busy again, this time in Affinity Photo. I got some ideas for some new premade covers, and I have been going crazy trying to get them done.

I’m not doing people on a cover right now, not until my skills in Affinity Photo improve drastically. It’s object covers right now, which seems to be trending more than anything in a lot of genres.

All of the premade ebook covers I create can be turned into a package by request, which includes the paperback cover, a matching Facebook banner, and two promo posters. Message me for details!

So far, I have 4 premade holiday covers and 8 new premade romance covers. So far, I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on all of the romance ones, and a few on the holiday ones. The previous creations, aka the "Skull Collection" have gotten a lot of compliments... Thank you everyone who said they liked them!

The Holiday premade covers are on display in my graphics group, Veridian Rose Designs, and will be available on my Veridian Rose Facebook page as well as my new Patreon page.

The new romance covers, aka “The Rose Collection”, will not be visible publicly. It will only be visible for patrons/followers on my Patreon Page, my author profile and the Veridian Rose group (closed to public) when it’s completed.

All covers – with the exception of one of the holiday ones ($30 USD) – are $50 USD for an ebook, and packages range from $75 USD and up, depending on the cover and how much work went into it. Addition of an author logo or series logo is free of charge for all covers and packages. Basically if you see a premade you like and want it turned into a paperback cover and have some promo banners too, I can do it.

In time, I hope to have more premades ready for sale. It’s been a lot of fun and a long learning curve to get this far, but I’m slowly on the way to being a better graphics artist. One thing at a time.

A HUGE thank you to my coconspirators for helping me with critiquing each cover and banner, etc. as I made them over the last while. Y'all are the best!

Oh… I went a bit nuts last night in Design Bundles, and got some really sweet vintage holiday graphics I hope to use for some holiday covers or promos sometime soon. Watch for them!

Happy Friday everyone… Have a wonderful weekend!

Update: New Logos, And NEW Premade Covers!

Hi everyone! It’s been a while I updated my blog. I’ve been going crazy with beta reads for people, promoting Honestly like crazy, and a lot more… Including designing a WordPress website for my graphics business, Veridian Rose Graphics.

I’ve been playing in Affinity Photo a lot the last month or so, and decided that I needed new logos, two that matched, for Veridian Rose Graphics and my author logo.

They match but are unique in their own way….

©2022 Veridian Rose Graphics. All rights reserved. No use without written permission from the designer/owner.

The website for Veridian Rose Graphics isn’t ready yet, and won’t be for a while. I’m trying to expand my portfolio before I finalize everything, and expand the business. What I’m hoping to do in time is between me, my cat and my co-conspirators.

I can say that all of the premade “covers” I had listed on the Facebook webpage and other spots have been tossed. The old ones STANK worse than skunk essence (EW) and were horrible. Even the prettiest one of the bunch looked like amateurish. So, I created some new ones, with stock I’ve had around for a long time. They all have extended licensing on them, so do the fonts used.

I will never ever use random stuff off of the internet for backgrounds or elements in anything I sell, nor will I do it for my own promos. You can get in a lot of shit for doing so, like getting your ass sued off for one, and in some cases, jail time. I didn’t know that until I got into the graphics business two years ago, and unless it has a commercial license (for promos) I won’t touch it. I won’t sell anything I make with something unless it’s got an extended/premium license on it… And they cost. A lot. Think $90 USD and up for one photo – and that’s from general stock sites, with multiple uses for the same photo. Purchasing directly from a photographer can be more expensive, think over $1000 for one photo, for one cover or one promo. Some photographers charge $2000 or more for exclusive rights to said photo. I know. I checked!

Over the last two days, I created six new premade covers. All are suited for paranormal, fantasy, medieval, or a motorcycle romance.

Here are the “Skulls” series of e-book covers. All are 6 x 9 inches – Amazon standard. Addition of an author or series logo is free of charge. Many thanks to my co-conspirators for their assistance and critiques of all six covers. They are available as a set, or separately.

***All covers ©2022 Veridian Rose Graphics. All rights reserved. No use without permission from the creator. Message designer for purchase details and pricing.***

The lace one is the most popular so far, in Facebook. I think they all turned out pretty good, considering I’m still learning.

I hope to churn out more sometime soon, but after I finish a beta read and get a bit added to Feathered Tartan 4.

Have a great weekend everyone… I leave you with a band I’ve recently discovered, thanks to an amazing friend at Extasy Books. She introduced me to Mongolian Metal, and it’s freaking amazing!

Have a listen to The HU, and their song WOLF TOTEM.