Once upon a time in the strange land of Publishing, an author had little or no input into the cover design of her book. My worst experience was when another author was late completing her manuscript and mine was in early, so the Publisher simply switched our release dates. As this occurred in the days prior to computer-generated covers, there was no time to have artwork done for my novel, so they just used the one created for the other author’s book. It didn’t matter that nothing about that cover was relevant to my story. Apparently I was lucky they changed the back-cover blurb.
As the years went by and my sales numbers increased, I was permitted to make limited cover suggestions and, more often than not, I got something I was happy with. In fact, once, because I asked for a long-haired hunk on a motorcycle, they managed to get a Harley into the artist’s studio by standing it upright in the office building’s elevator. That effort more than made up for the earlier disappointment.
Publishing has changed drastically since I was a newbie. An author doesn’t need to be a star to have cover input. I am thrilled to say that every cover Ellora’s Cave’s artists have created for my books has been outstanding and the newest is no exception. SERVING NICOLE is the first of a magickal, erotic romance series and the cover art is absolutely perfect for the story. (Release date to be announced.)
As a reader, what draws your eye on a cover? A clinch? Naked flesh? Storyline suggestion? Colors? Tone? Whether or not you are celebrating Mother’s Day, I have a gift for someone. One commenter will win his/her choice of one of my e-books featured here.
And now, in honor of Mother’s Day, here’s the link to the Mother’s Day (MILF’s) blog posted by my pal Shannon Emmel last year (I couldn’t compete with that one.) http://passionatereads.com/2011/05/08/the-%E2%80%9Cmutha%E2%80%9D-of-all-blogs%E2%80%A6-a-mother%E2%80%99s-day-m-i-l-f-smackdown/
Wishing you many Passionate Reads,
Marilyn Campbell
www.marilyncampbell.com; FB: authormarilyncampbell; TW: marilyncampbel3
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