tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post5666823561655294837..comments2023-07-11T10:20:51.792-05:00Comments on Ass Cheek Angels: The inspiration of covers...Kaseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08021206584119138150noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post-12606239964792817212010-09-17T09:17:16.467-05:002010-09-17T09:17:16.467-05:00Oh, and one more thing - great post, Trish!Oh, and one more thing - great post, Trish!Kellie Kamrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128538194212450324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post-62775105853475565932010-09-17T09:16:32.262-05:002010-09-17T09:16:32.262-05:00Oh, and Lori - Lucy Monroe's covers have that ...Oh, and Lori - Lucy Monroe's covers have that kind of man on the cover, you know just enough to wonder without seeing all of him.Kellie Kamrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128538194212450324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post-6198296110919449452010-09-17T09:15:16.378-05:002010-09-17T09:15:16.378-05:00Kasey, I hear you on that one! I hate it when the ...Kasey, I hear you on that one! I hate it when the cover is of some dark, sexy man, and then you read that he's got blonde, curly hair. that happened with a Lynsay Sands book I read once. I had the dark and brooding image in my head and then it was hard to picture him another way. One editor I worked with once said that it was good to give just enough description of a character so a reader has an idea and then let their imagination fill in the rest.Kellie Kamrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128538194212450324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post-80424825888203806242010-09-15T23:09:16.872-05:002010-09-15T23:09:16.872-05:00Oh and one of my pet peeves is when the cover mode...Oh and one of my pet peeves is when the cover models look nothing like the description of the characters in the novel. It shouldn't bother me so much, but it does!Kaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021206584119138150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post-75291678587937937082010-09-15T23:08:17.230-05:002010-09-15T23:08:17.230-05:00Good post. There are some great covers out there a...Good post. There are some great covers out there and I love them. I do not buy books based on their covers alone, but there have been times where I might have picked up a book to read what it was about because the cover caught my eye. That is how I started reading Julia Quinn's books around 10 years ago. The cover caught my eye and then I read the back of the book and next thing you know, I was one of her biggest fans. <br /><br />I don't use book covers to write, but I might have to start doing that. It is a great idea!Kaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021206584119138150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post-1179387435080449892010-09-15T12:58:34.943-05:002010-09-15T12:58:34.943-05:00See, I like all of thos covers, but there's so...See, I like all of thos covers, but there's something about that cowboy...tight jeans...worn in all the right places..no shirt...that hat hiding just enough of his face to make you wonder and worn at just the right angle. Yuuummm! <br /><br />Great post, Trish. I don't use book covers to write, as much as to get a good mental image of the hero in the book I'm reading, of course. I use music for that. I listen to a particular song that has inspired my WIP or a certain character and I replay it over and over in my mind. I actually write my best when it's completely quiet.Cajunflairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13521025998753060453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post-64796304514687353272010-09-15T08:42:18.512-05:002010-09-15T08:42:18.512-05:00Awesome blog, Trish! Thanks for sharing your thou...Awesome blog, Trish! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on inspiration with us. <br /><br />Book covers can play a tremendous part with inspiring me in my writing. I have found that certain covers play a role in my creative process; such as seeing a strong female body on a cover gives me a great visual for my heroine in my current story. When the woman is clad in leather and looks like a warrior then it really plays to my senses of my character's own strong physical and emotional abilities.<br /><br />I agree with Kellie regarding that you really touched on a lot of different issues which inspire. Music also plays a factor with me. Different music styles can help me with creating a specific scene in the story whether it's a fight scene or a romantic love scene.J D Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423720190029420674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post-25298722084425646152010-09-14T17:10:28.441-05:002010-09-14T17:10:28.441-05:00Kellie,
You're right...it's almost like d...Kellie,<br /><br />You're right...it's almost like doing revisions, you have to put it aside for a bit then come back to it later.<br /><br />And covers REALLY catch my attention but with that being said, I DON'T usually buy a book based on the cover alone, although I DO know people that do that.<br /><br />Donna Kauffman has awesome covers! And her books aren't bad either! I LOVED one of her novella's about a woman and man stuck in an elevator, it was written for BRAVA, I think it had BAD BOYS in the title but I don't remember the full name of the book or the story. But it was memorable, that I can say!!!wackycajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03613860179431862914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2362647006692902502.post-19121413453713202642010-09-13T21:23:38.197-05:002010-09-13T21:23:38.197-05:00I do love a shirtless man on a cover. Regan Taylor...I do love a shirtless man on a cover. Regan Taylor, Donna Kauffman have great shirtless pics. Donna K. also has an amazing cover with a Scotsman with the most unbelievable eyes. I love just picking that one up and pretending he's staring right at me. <br />A colorful cover catches my eye at the store and often, it's enough for me to pick up the book to at least see what it's about. <br />I think you've touched on a lot of the things that inspire me. Sometimes when I'm in a slump, reading another romance is enough to inspire me. Sometimes it's a song. Sometimes it's just the fact that I've unwound enough to shut off the busy goings-on in my head to let the ideas flow. As much as I wish I could write all the time, I force myself to take a week-end and not look at the computer. Just spending time with family or friends doing and talking about other things other than writing is enough to have me re-charged for Monday.Kellie Kamrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128538194212450324noreply@blogger.com