That happy time of year again

[msagara]

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.

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[uneide.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we're doing our taxes this weekend. Since we started a home business with my illustration and freelancing they will probably be more complex this time around, so we might have to break down and pay someone to do them, ugh.

The print sounds fabulous though!