…from the Last Archer's Quiver

So, I’ve made some updates to the print and ebook versions and to the website.
With the assistance of the much-maligned AI, I created new cover artwork and character bio pictures that I feel better captures what I originally envisioned. Yes, I know AI basically steals from copyrighted material and combines it, but I guess I rationalize my use of AI for the cover art because I didn’t use it for any of the actual writing (since I wrote these books before the advent of AI). I suppose I should still use artists and pay them for their work, but I’m mostly a hobbyist writer at the moment. Maybe if/when I decide to more actively market these books, I’ll rethink that stance.
I also used Draft2Digital to update the ebook content formatting to make it look better and more consistent, and I think they look more professional.
You can see the new cover art and character pics at https://lastarcher.com

Coming soon to Amazon!

Thanks to Microsoft’s Copilot and its AI-generated art, I’ve generated new cover art for all three books and generated images for the characters on the website.

I know people have valid concerns about AI-generated art taking work away from artists and writers–and I share those concerns. However, in my case, it was a means to an end for my self-published books with a VERY limited audience. If I were more widely published, I would definitely opt for paying an artist for their work.

I’m amazed at what Copilot was able to generate–and a little disconcerted by it, too.

-SC-

Now also available in the iTunes Bookstore and at Barnes and Noble.

To commemorate the completion of the Last Archer trilogy and the 10th anniversary of the publication of the first book, I decided to update the cover art slightly to give them a better shelf appearance, and I shaved a few dollars off the prices.

Here are the new slightly updated cover designs (click on each thumbnail for a larger view):

And, of course, the ebook versions are also available at Smashwords.

Thank you again to anyone and everyone who bothers to read this blog and/or my books.  Your support and encouragement means more than you know…

-SC-

eBooks at Amazon and Smashwords (paperback coming to Amazon soon)

After far too many years, the first draft of The Last Archer’s Return–the final book in the series–is finally completed.

I’ve been editing and proofreading it throughout the writing process, so I hope to have a final version available soon.

The words did not always come easily for me–in fact, quite the opposite at times; but I knew it was something that I couldn’t rush.  And, thankfully, the inspiration to finish it came when it did.

Many thanks to anyone and everyone who has expressed their interest and offered encouragement as I struggled to finish this book.  I wrote it for you as much as I wrote it for myself, and I hope it will be worth the wait for you if and when you read it.

-SC-