Behind the Scenes

Look familiar?

This is the photo I staged to create the cover of my self-published novel Unladylike Pursuits. You'd think this would have been a five minute affair, point and click, but no. I snapped about fifty photos before I decided I had something I could use. (And don't forget I had to brew some tea and slice up a lemon...)

Here is a early failed attempt on lighter wood (my dining room table), with a white feather:


I think I chose wisely. And then my husband Photoshopped it to its present glory.