Blog Posts by Susan Egner
Inspirations, thoughts by Minnesota author and flight attendant
I explained the meaning of Kintsugi in my last post. As you can tell by my cover art, it may apply to the government. No spoiler alert, but gold can go two ways. Gold can represent the highest standards of performance; a golden standard, OR, Gold can represent Greed with a capital G.
Please cast your vote for your favorite book cover and, if you wish, give your thoughts on the two choices. All votes and comments should be posted in the comment section on my blog at egnerink.com. Deadline to vote is Friday, January 21st.
COVER 1
COVER 2
In an earlier post, I mentioned that Book 8 of the Souls On Board series will be coming out in February. Originally, the working title was Mask of Lies, but that’s been changed. It will now be titled “Capitol Gold.” Soon I will post two options for cover art for that book and would be interested in your vote. In preparation for that, let me explain the Japanese art of Kintsugi.
Kintsugi is both a philosophy and tradecraft. The latter involves repairing dishes using glue mixed with gold. Therefore, the fact that the dish was broken is very obvious in the finished work and cherished all the more.
Likewise, in real life, the Japanese believe the many harsh events in life that can break a person, can also refine a person. Those hardships are cherished as the hurdles that strengthened character and determination.
So, do I leave the Kintsugi streaks of gold in the cover art? You decide. Watch for my next post.
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Published as Book 6, Destination Unknown should have been published as Book 5, since it initiates Casey Click’s promotion to special assignments:
Assigned to celebrity charter flights, Casey Click receives specific training that includes her closest friends, Bonnie, Bertie and Kit. Because of the matter of confidentiality, they are sworn to secrecy. Her friends are delighted when Casey’s first celebrity charter is scheduled to carry Academy Award winning actress, Eve Jobert, to Jamaica to work on a film based on the White Witch of Rose Hall. Inviting her friends along, they discover that the infamous house is more than a museum about 100-year-old murders; it now spells horror.
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