tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post1218493305918607159..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Art InputUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-15801682698194124142015-08-12T03:58:39.488-04:002015-08-12T03:58:39.488-04:00I'm not a writer, just an avid reader and I fi...I'm not a writer, just an avid reader and I find covers very annoying. Often the people of the front cover who you assume are depicting the hero/heroine of the books are nothing like the description given by the author. I often find myself wondering if the publisher actually read the story. One in particular springs to mind as the female on the cover was white skinned with red hair and the character was supposed to be of mixed race, with coffee coloured skin and black hair - duh? I guess I'm a visual reader because I look for covers that intrigue me then read the blurb on the back, and make my decision to buy based on a combination of the 2. Your Dreamveil cover was more in keeping with the title (and would have been an instant pick for me), but I expect the publishing company thought more women would buy the book if it had a hunky male instead. What's even more annoying is that the covers change half way through a series or you buy a US released book instead of the UK version (covers are different but why? I don't know). And the covers that have absolutely no connection with the story just bug me rigid. I'll shut up now..Fran Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079042659459259795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-46210861998883662962015-08-11T23:02:49.753-04:002015-08-11T23:02:49.753-04:00All of my e-publishers ask authors for initial inp...All of my e-publishers ask authors for initial input/examples on what types they liked.<br />And not a single cover came anything close to what I suggested, lol.<br />However, they were open to feedback on making what they DID select marketable and appealing to me.rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258822737734173873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-87687446690837635762015-08-11T21:40:05.917-04:002015-08-11T21:40:05.917-04:00i have a very good artist who does my lovely cover...i have a very good artist who does my lovely covers now. I do have to hunt down source images/stock for her, or uh, cajole friends into doing stock modelling ( 2 covers are of friends).I'm just compiling the info she needs for a short that's getting put together for dragoncon again for me. Found stock. have an idea of what I want for color and 'look" and I let her go to town on it and she never disappoints. <br /><br />three of the books were done by her and I love the consistent "look" and even the first one, which another artist knocked out of the park, gets compliments too. <br /><br />But always in my head, your "pink cover" tale haunts me. indeed. ( the covers were what pulled me into your first books, and the back cover got me really hooked and lo...here we are.) <br /><br />Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05207020554442844929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-71433011605204267062015-08-11T08:01:00.565-04:002015-08-11T08:01:00.565-04:00I notice the word 'pink' does not appear a...I notice the word 'pink' does not appear anywhere on this page...still twitching? ;)nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-43017077991888185452015-08-11T07:33:59.011-04:002015-08-11T07:33:59.011-04:00Excellent points. I'd also add that if you pla...Excellent points. I'd also add that if you plan on writing a series, think ahead to what would make a good visual that ties all your stories to that series. It could be color, a model, an icon, or even the typography.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com