tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post6033697970908005994..comments2024-03-20T02:26:46.482-04:00Comments on Joanna Bourne: And we got book covers pretty much galoreJo Bournehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-72620891966622564382010-02-20T15:34:20.977-05:002010-02-20T15:34:20.977-05:00@Linda --
I am of two minds about the Forbidden R...@Linda --<br /><br />I am of two minds about the Forbidden Rose cover. It's very 'strong'. I am a little taken aback by it.<br /><br />But I think that's a good selling point.<br /><br />I got the ARCs yesterday and discover that they have the glossy cover on them -- like the real book -- rather than the yellow covers my other ARCs had. <br />So apparently this is another change in the way things are done now.<br /><br />All the copyedits and the galleys were done electonically. This is so strange.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-44361175595315664782010-02-20T12:12:11.618-05:002010-02-20T12:12:11.618-05:00Boy, Annique really does get around, doesn't s...Boy, Annique really does get around, doesn't she? <br /><br />I love the cover for The Forbidden Rose, too--can't wait until it graces my bookshelves. :)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-45326257799858629472010-02-19T12:00:54.909-05:002010-02-19T12:00:54.909-05:00@ Anon --
Actually read the book . . .
Nah. If...@ Anon --<br /><br />Actually read the book . . . <br /><br />Nah. If I started believing stuff like that my entire world view would dissolve into little puddles of incredulity.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-50133333975658217852010-02-19T11:55:13.476-05:002010-02-19T11:55:13.476-05:00Hi Kay --
So glad you said hello and thanks so mu...Hi Kay --<br /><br />So glad you said hello and thanks so much for the link to Cover Cafe. All About Romance runs, or used to run, a contest with the best and the worst covers and I LOVED it.<br /><br />I was delighted to see Deanna Raybourn's Silent in the Sanctuary cover as the Historicals cover winner. Great cover for a great book.<br /><br />She came to speak at my local RWA group. I don't get to many meetings -- it's a two hour drive or more -- but I went to that one because I admire her work so much. <br /><br />One thing she spoke of was language. She said reading poetry helps to get an 'ear' for cadence. I was much struck by that and agree with her entirely.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-81733390801377129702010-02-18T23:07:44.913-05:002010-02-18T23:07:44.913-05:00Jo,
I've been lurking for about a year now - ...Jo,<br /><br />I've been lurking for about a year now - ever since I read TSL- my favorite romance of all time! Thanks so much for giving me hours of pleasure.<br /><br />I like the new cover for TSL -very elegant. (I get so tired of headless heroines and naked chests!)<br /><br />Have you checked out covercafe.com where they run an annual contest for the best and worst romance covers? Here is a link:<br /><br /> http://www.covercafe.com/contest/2008/intro-res08.html<br /><br />My favorite in the historical category is "Deep in the Heart of Trouble," and be sure to read the comments on "Mr. Fix-it" - in the Worst covers of 2008. They are hysterical.<br /><br />I am eagerly waiting for June 1st!!!kaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-41241328148740724292010-02-18T17:53:12.147-05:002010-02-18T17:53:12.147-05:00You don't think someone in design actually rea...You don't think someone in design actually read the book, do you? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-23516498940560097392010-02-18T14:43:52.212-05:002010-02-18T14:43:52.212-05:00The gothic building on the stepback is Notre Dame....The gothic building on the stepback is Notre Dame. Very logical and suitable for a story set in Paris. <br /><br />My characters even refer to Notre Dame a few times so it makes sense in every possible way and I cannot imagine how it actually ended up on the cover.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-76648090071349845162010-02-18T13:45:58.353-05:002010-02-18T13:45:58.353-05:00Thank you for posting these, Jo. The blurb is very...Thank you for posting these, Jo. The blurb is very tantalizing. And the gothic building is the stepback, I presume? Very evocative, especially with the shadowy writing and superimposed rose. June 1 seems a long way off. Plus, I keep thinking that Justine is imminent, too, though rationally, I know it's not.<br /><br />Speaking of hands, I also like the top half of the stepback for The Spymaster's Lady to which you drew our attention a few posts ago. That's how I picture Annique's hands--slender and graceful--though I suppose it should look more as though she lives rough.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480968583416513772noreply@blogger.com