Putting a face on my men
I'm blogging today on Love Bytes Reviews with a few thoughts about about choosing cover guys. http://lovebytesreviews.com/2017/06/1...
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Jun 17, 2017 12:03AM
LOVED hearing about this from the author's pov. I've always been curious about that.
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I have often wondered how the covers came to be. You are definitely right about Nick. 5 stars!
April wrote: "LOVED hearing about this from the author's pov. I've always been curious about that.":) It can be a lot of fun, although sometimes also stressful. These days, I know enough to go look for guys that fit my image of the men to link to my cover requests, but sometimes that can be hard to find (try locating an older tall redhead...). And if the cover is for a publisher, they may have input decisions too. Samhain had great cover artists, but the marketing department made me change one of the guys on "Sole Support" because they thought my choice wasn't hot enough for a romance cover. Publishers may also put "tweaking" limits on the time they will let an artist spend on revisions, so sometimes you have to stop before it's really polished. But it's also just cool to see the cover - it makes the book feel so much more real.
Coty wrote: "I have often wondered how the covers came to be. You are definitely right about Nick. 5 stars!"<3 I'm glad you like Nick - it's rare that I see a face and am that certain it's the right guy, but he and Brian are both just what I imagined.
