Five of my titles are now listed on Kobo, as their exclusivity arrangements with Kindle Unlimited expire over the coming weeks.

Please note, they are still available at the Kindle Store in both eBook and paperback format.

Link here – https://www.kobo.com/au/en/search?query=sean+carslake&fclanguages=en

Once you get the hang of it, Amazon’s cover design builder is pretty good.

The screenshot below is of my final, ready-to-print cover art.

Using photo editing software, I firstly join two separate images: – one for the back cover and the other for the front and spine, ensuring that I make them larger than needed for the print bleed.

If you wish to use your own font and title design, you must superimpose this to the artwork before uploading to Amazon’s cover creator, as you can see in the above image.

From there, Cover Creator will ‘fill in the blanks’. When comparing both templates, note that the author profile, book blurb and author name on the spine were added by the Amazon software – and they are placed perfectly according to the printing requirements.

Getting the exact measurements can be a pain, and it involves a lot of adjustments back and forth until the print areas are lined up perfectly within the allocated borders. I tend to start with the spine and once that is in place, it is easier to set up both front and back covers.

At the time of writing, my cover had already passed the publishing standards, but the paperback itself is still pending. Once it is approved, I will order an author copy of the book to undergo final checks.

‘Hobart 1983’ is now available at the Kindle store.

Link here – https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0D4YDNVV6

When I was told about this by an online critic channel, I had to go and check it for myself.

The photos featured are of a campy musical number from the most recent episode of ‘Doctor Who’.

The same episode featured a drag queen as the villain, but I won’t get into that here.

Before anyone gets all upset, I would like to point out that the song itself and the way it was performed was pretty cool – but it proves beyond doubt that the once-loved show is gone!

For those interested, ‘Doctor Who’ is now streaming on Disney Plus – which might explain the photos.

All screenshots are courtesy of Doctor Who/BBC/Disney Plus.

The other day I uploaded a video to YouTube from the 80’s TV show ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’.

The clip is cringe-worthy beyond description, but as expected, I got many hits over the first few days.

But then it completely flat-lined at 895 views.

I should point out that there is a copyright restriction, but have the views been stopped after April 30th?

See how it levels out after that date?

The other stats are interesting too; all male, all aged between 55 and 64, and 13% coming from Russia!

I’ve added a link to the video below, but I must warn you….it’s pretty bad.

The destruction of ‘Doctor Who’ is now complete.

Photos are courtesy of various online sources.

I remember our entire school watching this film back in the early 80s during a special assembly.

I would have been aged eight or nine at the time.

Check out the screenshots below from the James Bond inspired title sequence.

I know this is not age-appropriate for primary school kids, but does it actually cause any harm?

Call me a misogynist, but I’ll take Buck Rogers and the hot chicks any day!

Without giving any spoilers away, the photo below is of a graphic I created to assist me in writing my upcoming book ‘Hobart 1983’.

This particular item, a fictional framed football guernsey, plays an interesting role in the novel and even has an entire chapter dedicated to it.

‘Hobart 1983’ should be out in early May, exclusive to the Amazon Kindle Store.