suicyco maniac
Well-Known Member
What is that picture of "Blackjack for blood" doing on the home page of CC.com....... No offense Eliot but first the confusion with Night Trains book and now almost the same cover as Bryce...just my 2 cents SM
First thing I thought....
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Stealth Bomber
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My pick for pics was the LV Strip pic 
I think it was the cover that could get the average Joe player salivating and wanting to learn more about BJ.
I think it was the cover that could get the average Joe player salivating and wanting to learn more about BJ.
Yes, and no
Hi SM,
My childhood friend designed the cover. He has never seen a BJ book in his life, and this is what he came up with. I like it a lot -- the Jack is introspective, trying to determine his identity, thinking about who he is and what he is doing in life. The Jack is having an identity crisis. This is very different than BJ for Blood where the Jack is a murderer. Yes, at first glance, they are similar, but look deeper.
Also, seeing it close up, it has a lot of dignity as a cover, and will sit well on the shelf.
As for "Blackjack in the Zone" I have this from the rge21 web site:
NOTE: This book has gone out of print, but will be combined with
Blackjack Blueprint and reprinted under another title this fall.
We will carry the new printing when it is available.
Thanks very much for your feedback, I will discuss this with the publisher and cover artist and see if they think it is a problem.
--Mayor
Hi SM,
My childhood friend designed the cover. He has never seen a BJ book in his life, and this is what he came up with. I like it a lot -- the Jack is introspective, trying to determine his identity, thinking about who he is and what he is doing in life. The Jack is having an identity crisis. This is very different than BJ for Blood where the Jack is a murderer. Yes, at first glance, they are similar, but look deeper.
Also, seeing it close up, it has a lot of dignity as a cover, and will sit well on the shelf.
As for "Blackjack in the Zone" I have this from the rge21 web site:
NOTE: This book has gone out of print, but will be combined with
Blackjack Blueprint and reprinted under another title this fall.
We will carry the new printing when it is available.
Thanks very much for your feedback, I will discuss this with the publisher and cover artist and see if they think it is a problem.
--Mayor
Cover art!
Looks great!
The yellow really pops, which will grab the attention of browsing ploppies from across the floor of Borders Books. The introspective Jack is also a perfect image for the blend of philosophy and gaming that you have in your essays.
Can't wait to get the real thing in hand.
I haven't read BJ for Blood, so I can't compare...but I think this is a great image.
I'm off for Thanksgiving. I wonder if they have casinos in Dublin.
Cheers,
HiNoon
Looks great!
The yellow really pops, which will grab the attention of browsing ploppies from across the floor of Borders Books. The introspective Jack is also a perfect image for the blend of philosophy and gaming that you have in your essays.
Can't wait to get the real thing in hand.
I haven't read BJ for Blood, so I can't compare...but I think this is a great image.
I'm off for Thanksgiving. I wonder if they have casinos in Dublin.
Cheers,
HiNoon
My concerns
I think it looks great too... but I have a lot of concerns about being a target in the BJ community. I did not realize until yesterday that this cover looks like Bryce Carlson's as much as it does. Here is a link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0935926232/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-3848664-8786207#reader-link
I may have to make a last minute change ... damn this is hard.
--Mayor
I think it looks great too... but I have a lot of concerns about being a target in the BJ community. I did not realize until yesterday that this cover looks like Bryce Carlson's as much as it does. Here is a link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0935926232/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-3848664-8786207#reader-link
I may have to make a last minute change ... damn this is hard.
--Mayor
Automatic Monkey
Banned
Oooh, it does!
Wow that is freaky! Probably something bouncing around in the subconscious of your artist. The bloody sword is a little too Freudian for me; makes me think of certain frightening sexual experiences of my youth. The recursiveness of the Jack looking at a playing card is much better.
Hey here's an idea! How about da Vinci's Vitruvian Man with a blackjack baize as his center? That would be cool. If you'd like, I'll cobble it together as I envision it and send it to you.
Wow that is freaky! Probably something bouncing around in the subconscious of your artist. The bloody sword is a little too Freudian for me; makes me think of certain frightening sexual experiences of my youth. The recursiveness of the Jack looking at a playing card is much better.
Hey here's an idea! How about da Vinci's Vitruvian Man with a blackjack baize as his center? That would be cool. If you'd like, I'll cobble it together as I envision it and send it to you.
KennilworthKid
Active Member
Unsolicited comment on cover--
I am looking forward to buying and reading your book. I enjoyed the snippets of The Golden Gate you have posted.
Unsolicited advice is worth what you pay for it, but anyway here is mine.
The current picture on the cover is a classic of the Jack of Spades as per a set of Bicycle playing cards. But I too also thought of Blackjack for Blood when I first saw your proposed cover.
The title "The Blackjack Zone" seems to me to be a take off on "The Twilight Zone", the old eerie sci-fi drama series hosted by Rod Serling. If the book has some strange events in it, I would think the cover should fortell that. Thus, strangely odd colors, unusual fonts, or a surreal scene on might be appropriate for the cover. (Perhaps a Jack of Clubs/Spade done up in the style of Vincent Van Goghs final self-portrait, with its eeire green background and a glow emitting from his head? Or something with stars and a dark sky? Or a giant blackjack monolith--a la 2001 Space Oddessy--with players around the base of it?)
Anyway, I hope this helps, and I realize that you are ready to go to press with this so changing what you have may be difficult.
I am looking forward to buying and reading your book. I enjoyed the snippets of The Golden Gate you have posted.
Unsolicited advice is worth what you pay for it, but anyway here is mine.
The current picture on the cover is a classic of the Jack of Spades as per a set of Bicycle playing cards. But I too also thought of Blackjack for Blood when I first saw your proposed cover.
The title "The Blackjack Zone" seems to me to be a take off on "The Twilight Zone", the old eerie sci-fi drama series hosted by Rod Serling. If the book has some strange events in it, I would think the cover should fortell that. Thus, strangely odd colors, unusual fonts, or a surreal scene on might be appropriate for the cover. (Perhaps a Jack of Clubs/Spade done up in the style of Vincent Van Goghs final self-portrait, with its eeire green background and a glow emitting from his head? Or something with stars and a dark sky? Or a giant blackjack monolith--a la 2001 Space Oddessy--with players around the base of it?)
Anyway, I hope this helps, and I realize that you are ready to go to press with this so changing what you have may be difficult.
Ohio_Jones
Member
Still Wondering *LINK*
Were you planning on keeping the same subtitle "Lessons In Winning At Blackjack And Life"? This is similar to Ian Andersens' "Burning The Tables In Las Vegas" subtitle "Keys To Success In Blackjack And In Life". One good thing about this is that people searching keywords will come up with both books.
Were you planning on keeping the same subtitle "Lessons In Winning At Blackjack And Life"? This is similar to Ian Andersens' "Burning The Tables In Las Vegas" subtitle "Keys To Success In Blackjack And In Life". One good thing about this is that people searching keywords will come up with both books.
you mean ireland Dublin?
hello.
I find
The Casino at Marino,
Fairview Park, off Malahide Road, Dublin 3
TEL: 01-8331618
FEB-MAR NOV-DEC open on SAT and SUN 1200-1600
APR OCT open on SAT and SUN 1200-1700
MAY open everyday 1000-1700
JUN-SET open everyday 1000-1800
entry fee is 2.75 Euro
Is this a casino too?
(Dead link: http://www.silksclub.ie/index1.htm)
http://www.fitzwilliamcardclub.com/
(Dead link: http://www.mayfaircasinoclub.com/)
(Dead link: http://www.merrioncasinoclub.com/)
Oh my goodness , so many casinos ,lol
Usually in UK,you have to be a member and after 24 hours later you can go in to a casino. If you can , be a member at casinos website before you leave a home.
hello.
I find
The Casino at Marino,
Fairview Park, off Malahide Road, Dublin 3
TEL: 01-8331618
FEB-MAR NOV-DEC open on SAT and SUN 1200-1600
APR OCT open on SAT and SUN 1200-1700
MAY open everyday 1000-1700
JUN-SET open everyday 1000-1800
entry fee is 2.75 Euro
Is this a casino too?
(Dead link: http://www.silksclub.ie/index1.htm)
http://www.fitzwilliamcardclub.com/
(Dead link: http://www.mayfaircasinoclub.com/)
(Dead link: http://www.merrioncasinoclub.com/)
Oh my goodness , so many casinos ,lol
Usually in UK,you have to be a member and after 24 hours later you can go in to a casino. If you can , be a member at casinos website before you leave a home.
zarkifleeg
New Member
Ireland =/= UK
Erm, you might find yourself a trifle unpopular if you
visit Ireland and give the impression you think you're
in the UK.
Erm, you might find yourself a trifle unpopular if you
visit Ireland and give the impression you think you're
in the UK.
BJ_Player2004
Member
I'd lose the PhD on the cover
Were you planning on keeping the same subtitle "Lessons In Winning At Blackjack And Life"? This is similar to Ian Andersens' "Burning The Tables In Las Vegas" subtitle "Keys To Success In Blackjack And In Life". One good thing about this is that people searching keywords will come up with both books.
One other thing about the subtitle. Does "Lessons" sound too much like work? These people (your target market) like things easy. Perhaps "Strategies" would be a better lead-off phrase.
Were you planning on keeping the same subtitle "Lessons In Winning At Blackjack And Life"? This is similar to Ian Andersens' "Burning The Tables In Las Vegas" subtitle "Keys To Success In Blackjack And In Life". One good thing about this is that people searching keywords will come up with both books.
One other thing about the subtitle. Does "Lessons" sound too much like work? These people (your target market) like things easy. Perhaps "Strategies" would be a better lead-off phrase.