Cover Reveal: Pleasure Prints (Divergent Ink Book Two)

 

Hello and welcome!

Today, the All Authors Publishing House family is offering up a big treat. Please sit back, relax and enjoy this unique Cover Reveal for the upcoming anthology collection called, "Pleasure Prints: Divergent Ink Book 2".

Before giving you a glimpse at the cover, we here at All Authors decided to interview the cover. No one knows the cover concept than the cover itself.

Without further ado ... We present you with the first ever "All Authors Ask the Cover Interview".

1) Why the rainbow colors as part of the design?

I do worry about the rainbow colors for two reasons. First one is because those kind of colors are your signature Lady Desire and I would hate to look like I am a copycat. Second is because some people may mistake me as an erotica or LGBTQIA classification instead of a short story anthology. Other than that it's fine.

2) How do you feel about your backdrop always being black?

It is my favorite part. It makes me versatile. A number of colors can work on me.

3) Do you like your dimensions being smaller than the typical 6 x 9 size? Elaborate on the answer.

Well, the truth is that I don’t mind either size. It isn’t the size of the boat, but the motion in the ocean. Right? Right … I think.

But honestly though, I like to think that the 5 X 8 is fun sized, and Divergent Ink is nothing if not fun to read.

4) Why both foot and finger prints?

This collection’s main title is Pleasure Prints. So, I thought that it would be important to show a variation in prints because it would speak to the versatility in the content as well as the theme of the book. Also, different prints leave different impressions. At the end of the day, that is what Divergent Ink is all about, giving the audience a variation of interpretations for a single question.

5) If you had a choice about what order to put the stories in inside of you, how would you organize them?

Well, either by length or by emotion.

Length, from shortest to longest, because it builds up reading endurance. If one has the longest story first, the reader may mistake the rest of the works as being just as long as the first one. Humans don't have the greatest attention spans.

Emotion, from solemn to sunny. Most like the happily ever after in the end. Plus, with a title like Pleasure Prints, shouldn't the end result be a pleasant one?

6) You seem to like abstract art as opposed to realistic art, why is that?

I do a prefer abstract over realistic. The reason is because perception is reality. The Divergent Ink collection gives us a myriad of theories based on one fundamental question. Since perception is reality, there is no black and white, meaning the clarity of the answer may not be so straightforward. The reason that abstract art fits Divergent Ink so well is because it “sits in grey”. This means, that everyone can come up with their own hypothesis of what and why.

Blurb:

Divergent Ink is the mesh of different frames of thoughts, various interpretations of one core question that yearns for universal expansion. Although the subject matter may change every year, the purpose of the Divergent Ink series will remain the same.The second book in the Divergent Ink anthology series, “Pleasure Prints”, revolves around the following question:

Where is paradise?

Six Divergent Inks exploring "Pleasure Prints". Will the destination cause one to sip a tropical cocktail or cock an eyebrow in amazement?

Featuring:

Adonis Mann: Desperation and delusion are a marriage of emotions. Sentiments collide when three lives tell their tales. Hypnotizing and melancholic are the days of the souls who pursue the "Odyssey of Rhapsody".

C. Desert Rose: Helena can be cumbersome and crude, while her life is at a standstill, she likes it that way. Amidst the orange glow of office lights and a steaming cup of hot chocolate, Helena learns that life is a series of "Fleeting Moments".

Da'Kharta Rising: For Masato, there's no time like the present. Is no limit too great to accomplish “Masato's Zion”?

Synful Desire: Cecilia Teflon knows she doesn't have much time left. Before she leaves this earth, she must make a confession. Will this revelation grant her entrance into spiritual paradise? Explore the twists and turns of “Onus”.

Queen of Spades: Axana has always lived a very careful life but a lucrative advertisement shreds her comfort zone. Paradise is where one least expects in “Axana … Unscripted”.

Y. Correa: Myth or memory, which can it be? A life so scripted can be less than desirable. To go or to stay, it is that question that leaves, "Nalani at Heaven's Gates".

Cover Reveal: Continuous Drips (Speaking via Author Swag)

Hi everybody!  Normally, I tend to post my writing things separate from here but this time around, I'm just so excited that I have to share the news everywhere.

If I could turn back the clock, three years, even two years ago, I never would have imagined that I'd be actively publishing again, along with getting Smashwords and Amazon Best Seller distinction for my poetry.  Now, I'm taking the step from just doing poetry to writing short stories and I am proud to showcase the cover of the latest project of which I was a participant.

Before I reveal the cover, I'd like to share a small excerpt of one of three of my short stories that's featured in this anthology.  The story is entitled "Afro Shock".  In this particular scene, Pyruva the main character walks into her first period class and is shocked at what she encounters:

Afro Shock

(excerpt)

Pyruva quickly got to her feet and grasped her bag. As she went through the door, she swore the two cops were laughing. When she looked over her shoulder, their faces were solemn.

“Hmm, let’s see. What is my first class?” Pyruva said, looking at her schedule. “African-American History, room 208.”

She quickly rushed upstairs and walked into the room. Twenty pairs of eyes stared at her. Then the room filled with laughter.

“Girl where did you get those jeans, from the Salvation Army?” a girl with platinum blonde hair jeered, pointing a long silver artificial fingernail in her direction.

Why her hair is dyed blond yet she is as black as me, Pyruva thought. And why does she have fake nails on top of her own?

“Yeah!” a honey toned girl with thick long braids chimed in. “That look is out! FUBU is in!

“What’s FUBU?”Pyruva asked, causing everyone to start laughing again.

“All right class! Cut that out and settle down!” the teacher chided.

Pyruva was utterly confused. What was this “FUBU”? Why was the teacher’s hair permed? He was a black man, and the black men she knew were against the “creamy crack”. Why was that girl’s hair blond? Black people weren’t born with blond hair. What kind of high school was this?

“What’s your name, young lady?”

“Pyruva. Pyruva Allen.”

He glanced at his roll book. “Pyruva… Pyruva. Oh yes! You’re here for my class, World Civilization.”

“There must be some mistake. I signed up for African-American history sir.”

“Let me see your schedule,” he answered.

Pyruva put the slightly crumpled paper in his hand. She noticed that it was smoother than hers, as if he didn’t know the definition of hard labor. “This has to be some type of mistake. African-American history is not taught here. Get a reprint of your schedule and then come back.”

My other two stories featured in Continuous Drips are "Misfortune" and "Útil".

All right, all right!  I won't make you wait any longer.  I'll even skip the whole "drum roll". (lol)

Continuous Drips by The Collective

(Da'Kharta Rising, Synful Desire, and Queen of Spades)

Pre Order NOW on AMAZON

Debuts November 12, 2014

Da'Kharta Rising of All Authors Publishing House

General Genre of stories: Dark Drama

Take a trip into darkness with Da'Kharta Rising with "Unrest", "Omitted" and "The Kutters".

Networking links:

Facebook

Amazon Author Page

Blog: Thoughts of a Slightly Social Anti-Socialite

Koobug

Synful Desire of All Authors Publishing House

Overall Genre of Stories: Erotica, Love/Romance

Love, loss, and erotic heat hypnotically swirl in the mind of Synful Desire when reading "Derailed Endurance", "Final Prep to Happiness" and "FAN-tasy Island".

Networking Links:

Facebook Author Page

Amazon Author Page

Twitter @synful_desire

Blog: Synful Interludes

Koobug

Don't miss out on checking out all nine stories from all different genres of ink in Continuous Drips.  Pre order your copy TODAY!

Projects: Past, Present, and Future

Greetings everyone!

I know one hasn't seen much of me lately, but I have been pretty busy.  There are two present projects I am attempting to complete.

Present:

The first one is in its' final stages.  The final touches are getting placed on the book cover.  The interior (the content) has been approved and has met specifications.  It has been an ongoing battle in me whether this particular poetry collection would even become published.  I've been writing poetry since I was eleven, and there will probably be lots of writing that won't make it to the grand stage.  However, this collection isn't one of them.  It is entitled Reflections of Soul.  My goal is to release it on a specific date, for it marks the anniversary of a specific event.  I know I am cutting it close, but I am determined to get it done.

The second one is also in the final stages.  After much debate, I've decided to do a regular version as well as a deluxe version.  The deluxe version will feature a short story that I've written, giving people a glimpse at my short story collection that I'm aiming to release at the end of next year.  It is entitled Eclectic.

Past:

The amount of care I have put on these two present projects has inspired me to go back and do some tweaking on my two earlier projects, Spaded Truths and Private Pain.  I will be revamping as well as re-releasing those works, either later this year or the early part of next year.

Future:

I've been reading a lot of wonderful short stories from Goodreads as well as Smashwords.  It has given me a lot of inspiration.  I do want to try my hand at writing some short stories.  End of next year is the goal, and the working title is Continuous Drips.

Also, a few of my other writing personalities want their chances to shine.  The one who's a bit more erotic, Synful Desire, will be coming out with her collection.  The working title is Journeys.

The other personality that is a bit darker, Da'Kharta Rising, is working on a project entitled Dark Quill.  Although it is novel like, it will read at times like poetry.  There's no set date on when that one will be done.  Like she would say, "When it's finished, it's finished."

I will give a more personal update in the near future, but I did want to peek in to keep everyone informed.

Have a wonderful day!