tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post1494871426076693365..comments2023-09-24T12:13:35.600-04:00Comments on Scribbler's Sojourn: #WWW The Joy & Agony of Cover Art - Katherine Grey #WritersLifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701924930702018352noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-44725112877598168652013-11-22T00:20:18.859-05:002013-11-22T00:20:18.859-05:00That is such a great cover! Neat excerpt.
www.mod...That is such a great cover! Neat excerpt.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-21342523470126601152013-11-21T13:31:18.805-05:002013-11-21T13:31:18.805-05:00I love that you went back and changed the hair col...I love that you went back and changed the hair color, Katherine. I would have been nervous making that kind of change at such a late date so probably would have just seethed while wringing my hands. :-)Mackenzie Crownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495228596521457813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-64501125534900441512013-11-21T09:55:56.542-05:002013-11-21T09:55:56.542-05:00Great post! I had a WONDERFUL experience with my c...Great post! I had a WONDERFUL experience with my cover/cover artist at The Wild Rose Press - Debbie Taylor did such an amazing job and I couldn't be more pleased! I hope I never have an experience like you did :(Author Kat de Fallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020365234887171460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-32758896546556490892013-11-21T07:51:40.860-05:002013-11-21T07:51:40.860-05:00Hi Kathryn,
I agree a cover and make or break a bo...Hi Kathryn,<br />I agree a cover and make or break a book in some ways. I know I've left a book on the shelf because of the cover even though I know the author may not have had final say in how it turned out. Thanks for the good wishes.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-28870383834941561202013-11-21T07:49:25.350-05:002013-11-21T07:49:25.350-05:00Hi Angela,
Thanks for the good wishes and for stop...Hi Angela,<br />Thanks for the good wishes and for stopping in. :o)Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-71569243685894304852013-11-21T06:13:21.824-05:002013-11-21T06:13:21.824-05:00Great post, Katherine, as always. Love the cover.
...Great post, Katherine, as always. Love the cover.<br />I had a less than positive experience with my first cover, with a publisher who shall not be named. I was given a similar sheet of information to fill out and was requested that IF the artist wanted to put a police officer's hat on the cover that she please use a grey stetson--which is what New York State Troopers wear. I offered to send a picture for her knowledge and information. Nope, she didn't need it.<br />Imagine my dismay when I ended up with the hat worn by Little Joe Cartwright from the Bonanza TV series--about as different from a grey stetson as you can get. when I politely raised my hand and said, 'excuse me, but . . .' I was informed if I complained the book's release would be canceled. I caved in.<br />For my second book, I was contractually bound to offer this publisher the right of first refusal. they took the book--but this time I was blessed to have a different--and wonderful--artist who gave me the cover of the century.<br />What a difference.<br />good luck, KWild Women Authorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471774846296178601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-92035876724103993932013-11-21T05:37:59.219-05:002013-11-21T05:37:59.219-05:00Fascinating insight Katherine. So far I've be...Fascinating insight Katherine. So far I've been extremely lucky with my covers, but I think it helped that the cover artist had read the whole book. A striking cover is so important to selling the book, but equally we as authors like the cover to reflect the story as that is so close to our hearts. From the look of your cover now, it seems to do both wonderfully well. CongratulationsKathryn Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488680168785112390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-57387518968264337642013-11-20T20:17:20.189-05:002013-11-20T20:17:20.189-05:00I love the cover you got, Katherine. I bet the oth...I love the cover you got, Katherine. I bet the other was lovely too. :) For Home I got a long blonde heroine. My heroine was actually a black-haired gypsy. I was told it couldn't be changed, but I couldn't change my heroine's hair color in the story either. Thankfully the kissing couple is faded and in the background, more unnoticeable than yours. But for Risk Factors it's perfect. My heroine is a blonde veterinarian and my hero has light brown hair. He's an mediflight emt-p so the helicopter over their heads makes it. :)Calisa Rhosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743891437445099016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-34192705347202450932013-11-20T17:33:55.391-05:002013-11-20T17:33:55.391-05:00Hi, Katherine. Great post, and so true. I had some...Hi, Katherine. Great post, and so true. I had something similar happen and, like you, I had time to go back and make a change to the text so that the scene on the cover had some relationship to what happened in the book (actually, the only way I could manage that was to make the scene happen in my heroine's imagination.) The senior editor told me if I had been a few hours later the manuscript would have already gone to a proofreader and it would probably have been too late to make the change. I'm glad your cover more or less worked out, and it is a lovely cover, even if you did have to change the heroine's hair color. Like Alex, I hadn't heard about Christina Dodd's 3-armed heroine, but for some reason I think I might have loved having a mistake like that on my book cover. I mean it's probably pretty traumatic for the author when she first sees it, but then (in my humble opinion) it becomes so funny that at least it might be the kind of mistake that will bring people who might not otherwise have paid attention to your book to take a look at it and maybe (fingers crossed here) even want to pick up a copy.Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917670058572355180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-30160050450158967992013-11-20T16:52:43.045-05:002013-11-20T16:52:43.045-05:00Hi Alex,
I think Christina Dodd has the cover of h...Hi Alex,<br />I think Christina Dodd has the cover of her book depicting the three-armed woman on her website. <br /><br />I guess we were both lucky that we were able to still make revisions to match our covers. Thanks for stopping in.<br />Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-30157660252163776542013-11-20T16:42:01.088-05:002013-11-20T16:42:01.088-05:00Great excerpt and a beautiful cover. Best wishes.Great excerpt and a beautiful cover. Best wishes.Author Angela Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720233668676486837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-31369051557576998662013-11-20T16:41:27.382-05:002013-11-20T16:41:27.382-05:00Great excerpt and a beautiful cover. Best wishesGreat excerpt and a beautiful cover. Best wishesAuthor Angela Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720233668676486837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-53185011868791044352013-11-20T16:37:34.211-05:002013-11-20T16:37:34.211-05:00Your cover is beautiful! I've had great luck w...Your cover is beautiful! I've had great luck with my covers from The Wild Rose Press so far and I love them all. Mia Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961529339365596350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-40680334258169347612013-11-20T16:24:08.562-05:002013-11-20T16:24:08.562-05:00Katherine, I'm glad you had a chance to change...Katherine, I'm glad you had a chance to change the heroine's hair color. Though I may not comment to the author or place that in a review, minor things like like the hair color are noticed and it does throw me off. I'm glad you like final cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-2698910610522023372013-11-20T16:07:52.121-05:002013-11-20T16:07:52.121-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738339882549454654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-36769025844610902402013-11-20T16:05:09.348-05:002013-11-20T16:05:09.348-05:00I'm currently with two different publishers......I'm currently with two different publishers...with one, I've been fortunate to have a cover artist that has really worked with me, up to and including changing the heroine since I felt she looked more YA than adult, and while the covers may not be what I originally envisioned, I've been extremely pleased with the result. As for the second publisher, have yet to receive the cover art but have been given the impression that not many changes are made, so fingers crossed. Your cover came out beautifully :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738339882549454654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-13409658418673636472013-11-20T16:04:47.420-05:002013-11-20T16:04:47.420-05:00This is a great article, because I have had reader...This is a great article, because I have had readers complain about details on the covers of my books. I always want to say, "Yes, but what did you think of the story? That was my work!" Your cover is beautiful!Laura Stricklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07602797049933793628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-91491919804639848512013-11-20T15:11:13.248-05:002013-11-20T15:11:13.248-05:00You had to go back and change her hair color - wow...You had to go back and change her hair color - wow! Then again, I never pictured the fighter ships on my first cover as quite so round and added that when doing revisions. (My writing is light on description anyway.)<br />Never heard of the three armed woman. Now I have to go look.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-36994026687065534062013-11-20T11:32:24.463-05:002013-11-20T11:32:24.463-05:00Hi Barbara,
Thanks, I think it's a good cover...Hi Barbara,<br /><br />Thanks, I think it's a good cover too. I especially love the hero, he looks almost exactly how I pictured him when I was writing the story. Thanks for stopping by.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-59204103628361202972013-11-20T11:31:18.460-05:002013-11-20T11:31:18.460-05:00Hi Barbara,
Thanks. I think it's a good cover ...Hi Barbara,<br />Thanks. I think it's a good cover too. It just struck me as funny that the first one had a ship on it and nothing in the story has to do with sailing. Thanks for stopping by. Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752337710626176062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-27705535867196074602013-11-20T09:30:04.177-05:002013-11-20T09:30:04.177-05:00I'm sorry you had such a difficult time with y...I'm sorry you had such a difficult time with your "blonde" cover. I know each publisher has certain limitations when using public images and that covers are expensive to create. But really, not able to change the couple portrayed? I wish you all the best with this release and with your future covers!Ashantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122891967983778466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053184581558493845.post-27180481312043256792013-11-20T08:40:50.751-05:002013-11-20T08:40:50.751-05:00Through all the challenges with your cover, it tur...Through all the challenges with your cover, it turned out beautifully from a reader's viewpoint, Katherine. Hope the next experience goes more smoothly. I love the story of Catherine Dodd's cover. That one certainly has become a legend LOl. Best of luck with your book! Barb BettisBarbara Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540961829243251471noreply@blogger.com