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Valentines from The Copper Tarnish
Jen
Jen Desmarais is the creator of the sex education game Blush and co-author of “Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers” and “Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests.” “Crushing It” was her first solo novel.
Find her on Instagram @JenDesmaraisAuthor
You can also find a short story by Jen in “Nothing Without Us Too”, and a novella in “The Mystery of the Dancing Lights”.
Co-founder of JenEric Designs, she creates unique geeky crocheted items. Her blogs The Travelling TARDIS and How I Taught My Dragon have been nominated for the Prix Aurora Awards over 2018-2024.
She lives in Ottawa with her author husband, daughter, son, and their library of over 3000 books.
Shadowbox Ornament: Winging It
I got the idea to make shadowbox out of the cover image of our books, and I thought it would be fun for you to have access as well!
Also – first promo for Winging It!
Materials:
Paper (or cardstock)
Colour printer
Scissors
Exacto knife
Cutting board
Tape (or glue)
Patience
Instructions:
- Print the template provided (PDF download above)
- Cut out the pieces using scissors
- Cut out the greyed out background with the Exacto knife
- Tape (or glue) the parts together.
Cover Art by Pinkpiggy93
Shadowbox Ornaments: Crushing It
I got the idea to make shadowbox out of the cover image of our books, and I thought it would be fun for you to have access as well!
Materials:
Paper (or cardstock)
Colour printer
Scissors
Exacto knife
Cutting board
Tape (or glue)
Patience
Instructions:
- Print the template provided (PDF download above)
- Cut out the pieces using scissors
- Cut out the greyed out background with the Exacto knife
- Tape (or glue) the parts together.
Ottawa Comiccon Winter Edition 2025
Hello Fellow geeks and nerds,
Tomorrow is Ottawa Comiccon Winter Edition 2025. It’s at the EY Centre and I hear the train goes there, starting on Saturday.
Come see us at booth A605 and A607
We’ll have coffee, crochet, and books.
Hope to see you there!
Éric
Shadowbox Ornaments: Everdome
I got the idea to make shadowbox out of the cover image of our books, and I thought it would be fun for you to have access as well!
Materials:
Paper (or cardstock)
Colour printer
Scissors
Exacto knife
Cutting board
Tape (or glue)
Patience
Instructions:
- Print the template provided (PDF download above)
- Cut out the pieces using scissors
- Cut out the greyed out background with the Exacto knife
- Tape (or glue) the parts together.
Shadowbox Ornaments: Parasomnia
I got the idea to make shadowbox out of the cover image of our books, and I thought it would be fun for you to have access as well!
Materials:
Paper (or cardstock)
Colour printer
Scissors
Exacto knife
Cutting board
Tape (or glue)
Patience
Instructions:
- Print the template provided (PDF download above)
- Cut out the pieces using scissors
- Cut out the greyed out background with the Exacto knife
- Tape (or glue) the parts together.
Cover Reveal: Winging It
If you saw me in person at Geeked Out on December 1, or at The Book’s Better Bookshop in Smith’s Falls on December 14, you would have seen a sneak peek of Jen’s next cover.
Or if you were part of our newsletter, you got to see sketches and the background. (Incidentally, sign up for our newsletter here!)
There was a cover reveal party this past Saturday, which means:
I have been sitting on this cover since September and I can finally show it to you!
Art by @pinkpiggy93, of course.
Spring 2025 Books Cover Reveal Party
Come see my new book cover with us!
Renaissance Press is revealing two of its newest book covers: Mrs. Victoria buys a Brothel and Winging It on January 11 – TOMORROW.
There are tons of things happening, including readings, giveaways, and more.
You don’t want to miss out, so go to the YouTube link and select “notify me” because you do not want to miss this!
Saturday, January 11 at 1pm EST at youtube.com/live/he3Zpkgu07Q
Shadowbox Ornaments: Coffee Shop Between the ‘Verses
I got the idea to make shadowbox out of the cover image of our books, and I thought it would be fun for you to have access as well!
Materials:
Paper (or cardstock)
Colour printer
Scissors
Exacto knife
Cutting board
Tape (or glue)
Patience
Instructions:
- Print the template provided (PDF download above)
- Cut out the pieces using scissors
- Cut out the greyed out background with the Exacto knife
- Tape (or glue) the parts together.
Instagram Hop Cover Reveal Game
Renaissance Press has organized an Instagram hop to find pieces of the cover (art by @pinkpiggy93) for the queer YA urban/portal fantasy novel “Winging It”, the second book in the Lucky in Love series by @JenDesmaraisAuthor, published by @RenaissanceBookPress.
Starting Jan 6 and continuing through Jan 10, when you find a piece of the cover (12 in total) somewhere on social media, share it to your story and tag @renaissancebookpress for a chance to win an e-book of “Winging It”!
The virtual cover reveal party is happening NEXT Saturday, January 11 at 1pm EST at youtube.com/live/he3Zpkgu07Q, where the full cover will be revealed, alongside other spring books from Renaissance. Tune in for fun stuff, prizes, and more! (Note that you can go to the link, click “notify me” and it will send you a message when it’s about to go live!)
Instagrammers to follow to find the pieces:
@thebookishanimator_
@thebookarchive.ca
@bookspines.and.roses
@rivercitysirenpress
@stories_by_don
@kristophermielke
@journeytobiscovery
@pinkpiggy93
@thedylandrakes
@fadhilitheone
@dereknewmanstille
@talhibriones
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