Book Cover Illustrations

The Medusa artwork I created for an inner illustration of my science fiction novel Lesser Gods has been picked up as the March 2014 cover of the online audio horror magazine Tales To Terrify. Nice. Here’s the original black and white version that appears in Lesser Gods: See a free preview of the new edition […]

I’m pleased to announce that the March issue of The Willamette Writer is carrying my article “How to Find Book Cover Art That Will Sell Your Book AND Save You Money.” You can learn more about the organization (and subscribe to its excellent newsletter) at: willamettewriters.com The article is based on the info that appears […]

Just got word from author Ian Yamagata that his new novel Mark of the Remaker is available. And, yes, I did that cover illustration.  You can learn more about this science fiction novel at the author’s site. See more of book cover artist Duncan Long’s artwork at his online gallery.

I have a nice interview at the “Masters of Horror” blogsite. Of course it’s always a relief to have an interview that’s a hatchet job on you (ha). That’s a serious downer. (After several decades in the publishing business, I’ve only been ambushed once in this way — with a radio interview that I discontinued […]

Over the last month (off and on), I’ve been creating illustrations for Stephen Quayle’s upcoming book Xenogenesis. The book gives a rather chilling look at some of the possible futures today’s technology may be bringing us, and I’ve tried to reflect that in the artwork. Among the subjects: Artificial intelligence machines, thinking military robots, dream-like […]

There are some informative (and free) online lectures (via YouTube) about writing fiction… They focus on SF and fantasy — but there are a lot of good tips that apply to all writing as well. You can access the collection here: Write About Dragons.

Potential readers do judge a book by its cover. It is a cliche — but true. If you want to sell books, you must have a quality book cover illustration or layout for it. It’s that simple. Today, I discovered a blogger who summed up this truth very concisely: EVERYONE judges a book by its […]

And remember, only two more months of dating your checks “2013.”

You can download the Kindle version of bestselling author Douglas E. Richards’ The Devil’s Sword for free today (Friday Dec. 27th) and tomorrow at Amazon. The book also sports one of my favor cover projects. For a detailed look at how we created the cover for this action-adventure novel, take a look at “The Making […]

For those wanting prints of my science fiction and fantasy artwork, I’ve put together a “portfolio” collection of my “Best of 2013” together. There are 28 prints in full color in an 8.5×11-inch format. You can order via Amazon; for those in the US: The Illustrations of Duncan Long 2013. Here’s a sneak peek of […]