Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
Author's posts
Jun 03
Seeing Things, Part 9: Second Cover Mockup
Dear Blog Friends: After I posted the cover mockups on Wednesday, I decided to try an iconic cover instead. First, I went to my favorite coffee shop and asked for a large Irish Breakfast, hold the water. After a few puzzled looks, I came home with a few tablespoons of tea, which I brewed and …
Jun 01
Seeing Things, Part 8: First cover mockups
Dear Blog Friends: As you can see, I’ve been hard at work on the cover design. This isn’t going to be the final cover. I went to WisCon last weekend, hoping that I would be able to learn something about cover art creation. I met a lot of great people, and got some good information, …
Jun 01
Cover Art: “Voice Like a Cello” and “Bear Country”
Here’s the cover for my second pairing of short stories. I made it bigger on this, since it’s my art blog and this site is all about the art. Finding an interesting photo to work from was the easy part. I do a lot of gardening and have zillions of photos of my plants. This …
May 31
Book Review: Mockingbird
Mockingbird by Sean Stewart This book didn’t end as well as it started out, which is just as well, because if it did, it would have ripped a hole in the universe due to pure awesomeness. I picked it up because I so much enjoyed Stewart’s other book PERFECT CIRCLE, and this promised to be …
May 27
Free Fiction Spotlight: Daily Science Fiction
Dear Blog Friends, As I mentioned earlier, many of my reader friends don’t know that there’s a wealth of free (and cheap) fiction out there to read on the web. So I present you with “Free Fiction Spotlight” where you can find plenty of stories to read. This week’s free fiction: Daily Science Fiction …