That happy time of year again

Well, it's that time of year in Canada -- tax time. So I've been finding out just how much of the tax money actually has to go to the government. I will be pulling out my hair and cursing in all appropriate languages until the end of April. Yes, I could have done my taxes in January, but the incentive of sending the government money early isn't much of an incentive.

I did however get the c-print of Jody's cover painting of House War: The Hidden City, and I adore it beyond all reason. I can't post it because it's the art, and the art, without the titles, etc., isn't a marketing tool. But it's a inverted triangular frame, solid black border, Jewel on the inside with a dagger in her hand; it's not a full body shot, but I really like it. The background -- and that doesn't really do justice to the motif -- is from an element in the book itself, and it takes up the rest of the cover in solid greys with touches of pale gold. When it was described to me, I thought it would be a design element -- but that's not the effect it has. When the cover mock-up is done, and if I can get a copy of it, I'll post it here. It's a very different look, but to me, recognizeably Jody; my husband, however, said he wouldn't have been certain if he hadn't already known.