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jic
jic
10 years ago

Did he make a real cover, then take an out-of-focus picture of it? Did he start with an out-of-focus image, then altered the text to match it? Or did he start with an in-focus image, then deliberately made it look unfocused under the delusion that it ‘looked cool’?

I would guess that this is a case of the author choosing an image that perfectly illustrates a particular scene in the book, forgetting that people rarely read the book *before* they see the cover.

L.
L.
10 years ago
Reply to  jic

My hypothesis is this is a low-res vidcap from some Japanese show and the author/whoever is responsible for the cover was trying to blow it up and crop it to get rid of the TV channel logo. (I also think that’s a man in the blond wig.)

DED
DED
10 years ago
Reply to  L.

I agree, except on the gender of the blonde wig person. The arms and legs aren’t very masculine, even for a teen. And the clothing style (long sleeve shirt with short shorts) isn’t something I’ve seen on anyone but girls.

jic
jic
10 years ago

Oh, and I’m pretty sure the title is *ity lof ghosts*.

Kris
Kris
10 years ago
Reply to  jic

It’s only half “s”… (Say it out loud. *snort*)

Ebony McKenna
10 years ago
Reply to  jic

Snap.

Naaman Brown
Naaman Brown
10 years ago

Several of the author’s other covers on Smashwords are soft focus too with fuzzy lettering. It appears to be a deliberate effect.

Tuula
10 years ago

Ghost of a book cover.

James F. Brown
James F. Brown
10 years ago

ity of Ghosts?

OK, whatever…

Will
9 years ago

Hey, at least it’s uniformly blurry haha.