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BubbleCow

@bubblecow.bsky.social
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Developmental book editor (Gary Smailes) with over 20 years experience. My first 'real job' in publishing was working on the Horrible Histories series. I am also a traditionally published author with twenty plus books in print. My agent is Andrew Lownie.

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BubbleCow @bubblecow.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The Handmaid's Tale cover often promises control, silence and threat. The novel delivers by making every rule feel like a cage closing. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #writers
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BubbleCow @bubblecow.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Jaws promises one clean fear: something unseen beneath the surface. The best thrillers know exactly what fear they are selling before page one. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #writers
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BubbleCow @bubblecow.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The orange cover of A Clockwork Orange promises something sharp, strange and unsettling. The novel keeps that promise from the first sentence. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #writers
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BubbleCow @bubblecow.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A strong cover for Nineteen Eighty-Four does not need to explain the plot. It only needs to make the reader feel watched. Stark colour, hard typography, and visual restraint all point toward control, pressure, and fear. #writing
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BubbleCow @bubblecow.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Today I want to talk a bit about covers. Here's an example... The cover of The Great Gatsby works because it promises more than a story about rich people. The dark blue, the distant lights, and the floating eyes suggest glamour, observation, loneliness, and something slightly unreal. #writing
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