"This trend is sometimes used as decoration or redaction. Other times, it brings new information to the cover.
Okay, we’re cheating a little with this one. SparkPress doesn’t have any books with a cross-out—but our sister press, She Writes Press, which uses the same team of designers, does.
The cover for Things Unsaid by Diana Y. Paul crosses out the “Un.” Not quite redacting, since the title doesn’t change, it instead tells us that that during the course of the novel, the things that have been unsaid for decades will finally come out."
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As a debut novelist after retirement at the age of 55, I’ve been intrigued by the increasing number of retirees reinventing themselves as authors. Perhaps some of us have been scribblers all our lives but had to wait until the day job allowed writing to happen. I had the pleasure of interviewing some of my favorite authors – Matilda Butler, Marylee Macdonald, Jenni Ogden, Paul Vidich and Barbara Donsky for Women Writers Women’s Books. More
Diana Y. Paul was born in Akron, Ohio and is a graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in both psychology and philosophy.
Things Unsaid is her debut novel (She Writes Press) available on Amazon and your favorite indie bookstore.
Her short stories have appeared in a number of literary journals and she is currently working on a second novel, A Perfect Match. To learn more about her passion for art, movies, and intercultural dynamics, visit her blog at www.unhealedwound.com
