final book cover illustration for Wired by Douglas E Richards.

Douglas E. Richards informs me that his book Wired (which I did the cover illustration for) is now a best seller, climbing to seventh position at Amazon.com in the techno-thriller division.

While there’s always an element of luck to publishing, I’m sure the success of this title reflects the author’s hard work in self promoting the book — and (I’d like to think) due to the cover illustration I created for the book (I write this in all modesty, of course).

Wired - best seller book cover illustrations

The price on the Kindle version of the book is still only 99 cents, so now’s the time to head on over to Amazon.com to pick up the Kindle edition of the book before it returns to its original price.

For those unfamiliar with Douglas E. Richards, I should note that his books have garnered rave reviews in Asimov’s Science Fiction magazine, Kirkus, School Library Journal, Odyssey Magazine, and other publicationss. In 2010 he was selected to be a “special guest” at San Diego Comic-Con International, along with such icons as Stan Lee, Ray Bradbury, and Rick Riordan. On the non-fiction side of things, Douglas (who has a master’s degree in molecular biology) has authored popular science pieces for National Geographic, the BBC, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Earth and Sky, Today’s Parent, and many other publications.

Now, I’ll go back to gloating over having created the book cover illustration for another best seller.
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Illustrator Duncan Long has created over a thousand illustrations that have appeared in books and magazines — including the cover illustration for the best seller Wired. See more of his book cover artwork in Duncan’s Portfolio.
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