tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post5370192130026666461..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: NAKED COVERSRoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-44624952209061780072013-03-09T07:53:59.700-06:002013-03-09T07:53:59.700-06:00the cover is the grabber, you don't buy anythi...the cover is the grabber, you don't buy anything without looking at it first... great list as always, when are going to combine your advices to one book... i want to design the cover... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632829113267287858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-26092425389975478412013-03-08T12:59:09.930-06:002013-03-08T12:59:09.930-06:00I love it! Your post is practically a perfect comm...I love it! Your post is practically a perfect comment for my question posed on my cover reveal for Frailties of the Bond.<br /><br />And yes, your covers DO evoke :-)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-1570171066490383212013-03-07T23:20:14.282-06:002013-03-07T23:20:14.282-06:00Your new cover is gorgeous. And it stinks about yo...Your new cover is gorgeous. And it stinks about your job. :(<br /><br />I totally enjoyed getting my cover. The designer wowed me by capturing the basic details and my taste in one design. I don't know how he did it. Maybe he's psychic? I've wondered if it is too unique. It doesn't look like anything else out there, for sure, but I do love it! Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-86953270997437048662013-03-07T21:48:35.463-06:002013-03-07T21:48:35.463-06:00D.G.:
Yes, the movies of all three of our books in...D.G.:<br />Yes, the movies of all three of our books in the same year would be terrific. :-)<br /><br />Perhaps this is the year our dreams start coming true. It's a nice thought.<br /><br />I am like you: the cover gets me to pick up and read the back cover blurb.<br /><br />The cover for MOON CALLED did that, and when I read the first paragraph, it cinched it for me!<br /><br />Leonora seems to have an instinct for creating the right image for me. Wendy Tyler Ryan had the same instinct for book trailers, but her health now prevents that. Sigh.<br /><br />I am sorry corporate side-stepping cost you so. They have re-labeled the positions in my entire department. We have to re-apply, starting from day one again with minimum pay ... if we are selected -- which doesn't look likely for me. Today, a good friend at work was called unexpectedly to the head office and without warning, he was terminated. He had a part-time job to supplement what he was being paid so no unemployment benefits even.<br /><br />And since we will forced to re-apply, if we are not accepted, there will be no unemployment for any of us not re-hired. You have to hand it to them -- they are clever folks.<br /><br />Thanks for caring and willing to support. :-) RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-5160228486354502152013-03-07T20:57:05.683-06:002013-03-07T20:57:05.683-06:00Dreamweavers sometimes do pull in the moon. I also...Dreamweavers sometimes do pull in the moon. I also hope one day to see yours and Alex's books as movies. (mine, too, if and when they get published)<br /><br />Covers help me decide if I want to look at the blurb on the back. They must be eye-catching yet only hint at what's within. <br /><br />Do you have a team that helps you (e.g., Leonora Roy)? The images are so well matched to the stories.<br /><br />As for the work situation, that happened to me as well - position declared unnecessary and I was top seniority (years of service had been declared lowest priority in the new contract). Business is not for the employee in most cases, but rather for the bottom line-$$. I had the last laugh when the boss who delivered this news to me got his own notice about three weeks later!<br /><br />Best of luck. Remember, we're here to listen and support when we can.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-35326457868032586652013-03-07T20:04:31.305-06:002013-03-07T20:04:31.305-06:00Alex:
You and me both! Thanks for the kind words a...Alex:<br />You and me both! Thanks for the kind words about my new cover. The praise all belongs to Leonora Roy.<br /><br />Wouldn't it be great if our books became movies?<br /><br />STAR WARS and TWILIGHT eat your heart out, right? :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-7334188088304447472013-03-07T19:54:36.783-06:002013-03-07T19:54:36.783-06:00I do judge a book by its cover. (And your new one ...I do judge a book by its cover. (And your new one is awesome!!)<br />One's cover is the movie poster - yes. I really feel my covers are the movie poster. And wish they really were movies.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-82271311325559220892013-03-07T19:38:05.747-06:002013-03-07T19:38:05.747-06:00Medeia:
It is usually the back cover blurb that se...Medeia:<br />It is usually the back cover blurb that sells the reader -- BUT first you must entice the reader to pick up the book in the first place.<br /><br />A great title will sometimes do that. But a great cover has the best chance of luring a potential buyer into picking up the book to see what the fuss is all about.<br /><br />If the reader never picks up your book, he will never read your great prose or equally enticing back cover blurb. Ouch!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-2750808146595892482013-03-07T19:21:37.085-06:002013-03-07T19:21:37.085-06:00Great list. A cover isn't everything, but many...Great list. A cover isn't everything, but many times it's the first thing that grabs my attention, especially if I haven't read the description yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com