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@cstross@wandering.shop @dammitjanet@mastodon.social oh my word.

The first time I ever met a published author in person​ ('98, I think? Hi @JulietEMcKenna@wandering.shop !) I remember being completely gobsmacked when she showed the US version of her first book cover, where the heroine had mysteriously became a red headed model on a background that resembled nothing within the story at all.

It wasn't quite this bad.

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[@cstross@wandering.shop](https://wandering.shop/users/cstross) [@dammitjanet@mastodon.social](https://mastodon.social/users/dammitjanet) oh my word.

The first time I ever met a published author in person​ ('98, I think? Hi [@JulietEMcKenna@wandering.shop](https://wandering.shop/users/JulietEMcKenna) !) I remember being completely gobsmacked when she showed the US version of her first book cover, where the heroine had mysteriously became a red headed model on a background that resembled nothing within the story at all.

It wasn't quite this bad.