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[Susinok]

Josh wrote: "I cannot believe how many fantastic covers I got. It's aggravating to only be able to choose a couple...."

They are great, aren't they? I was impressed by the number of really good ones.

[Jordan]

Antonella wrote: "Josh wrote: "I cannot believe how many fantastic covers I got. It's aggravating to only be able to choose a couple."

Maybe then you'll understand that I felt overwhelmed... and didn't vote. Althou..."

You're not the only one. There were too many good choices!

[Josh]

It's so interesting to see what everyone chooses. Sometimes the choices line up with my own picks, but not always.

[Johanna]

Josh now has a bunch of brand-new covers:

And the winners are...

EVERYTHING I KNOW winner

WHAT'S LEFT OF KISSES winner

A SHOT IN THE DARK winner

SLAY RIDE winner

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "Josh now has a bunch of brand-new covers:

And the winners are...

EVERYTHING I KNOW winner

WHAT'S LEFT OF KISSES winner

A SHOT IN THE DARK winner

SLAY RIDE winner"

Thanks for posting these!

I agree, I loved the typewriter one, but it was still a close call with some of the others for that title too. *sigh* lol. I do like all the winners though,and I'm really glad some of the others will be used for other projects! Congrats guys!

[Mtsnow13]

Johanna wrote: "Josh now has a bunch of brand-new covers:

And the winners are...

EVERYTHING I KNOW winner

WHAT'S LEFT OF KISSES winner

A SHOT IN THE DARK winner

SLAY RIDE winner"

Wow! Congrats, Johanna! They are lovely covers, all of them :)

[Josh]

That was just WAY harder than I anticipated. I'm excited though because I'm going to have some completely original (and beautiful art) for these upcoming projects.

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "Josh now has a bunch of brand-new covers:

And the winners are..."

Johanna, congrats! Such absolutely lovely covers! I'm so glad Josh is keeping the one with the scarf for Christmas, it's perfect for it! And i really loved the ones for the historical collection, the one with the park was my favorite :-)

[Josh]

KC wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh now has a bunch of brand-new covers:

And the winners are..."

Johanna, congrats! Such absolutely lovely covers! I'm so glad Josh is keeping the one with the scarf for Christma..."

The colors in the park one were ravishing. Blue and orange. Stroke of genius.

[HJ]

KC wrote: "ohanna, congrats! Such absolutely lovely covers! I'm so glad Josh is keeping the one with the scarf for Christmas, it's perfect for it! And i really loved the ones for the historical collection, the one with the park was my favorite :-) ..."

Johanna - what she said!! I love the guy with the scarf; makes me feel all wintry with his lovely eyes. And your beautiful yellow ochre (? I think?) one for "What's Left of Kisses"; my favourite.

[Johanna]

You guys are seriously making me blush...

[HJ]

I hope the horrid flu is retreating a bit Johanna dear, and you're feeling a bit better?

[Johanna]

Hj wrote: "I hope the horrid flu is retreating a bit Johanna dear, and you're feeling a bit better?"

Today has been much better than yesterday. I still cough a lot and get tired very easily, but my voice sounds better — although it's still pretty sexy, like I'd drank a lot of whisky and smoked a few packs of cigarettes. Hey, I've turned into Dave Brandstetter!!! ;-)

[HJ]

Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "I hope the horrid flu is retreating a bit Johanna dear, and you're feeling a bit better?"

Today has been much better than yesterday. I still cough a lot and get tired very easily, but m..."

Take it slowly, and look out for those post-viral blues so they don't sneak up on you unawares.

[Johanna]

Oh, and if anyone is curious to see which other cover submissions were mine I added them into my Pinterest board:

Art inspired by Josh Lanyon books

[Susinok]

Josh wrote: "That was just WAY harder than I anticipated. I'm excited though because I'm going to have some completely original (and beautiful art) for these upcoming projects."

Those are some really nice covers. And one of my favorites won, the "A Shot in the Dark" cover.

[Calathea]

Johanna wrote: "Josh now has a bunch of brand-new covers:

And the winners are..."

Thank you for posting the links, dear!
It was so difficult to decide on only one entry in each category. All those pictures are beautiful. I found it very interesting to see how different some of the results were although based on the same prompt, and then again the similarities that came through.

And what a wonderful idea, Josh, to use some of them for future projects. I hope that there will be some cover commisions in the artists' future like you suggested. :-)

Congrats and hugs to you, Johanna, for your winning entries! (And thanks for putting all the others in one place on Pinterest so we can admire them like they deserve. ^^)

[Johanna]

Susinok wrote: "And one of my favorites won, the "A Shot in the Dark" cover."

I really like that one. Brilliant idea, very elegant, yet suitably rugged cover. Extremely nicely done with just a few, simple elements. Loved it.

[HJ]

Johanna wrote: "Oh, and if anyone is curious to see which other cover submissions were mine I added them into my Pinterest board:

Art inspired by Josh Lanyon books"

I went and looked and I see that many of the covers I liked were done by you! What a good variety.

[Antonella]

Johanna wrote: "Oh, and if anyone is curious to see which other cover submissions were mine I added them into my Pinterest board:

Art inspired by Josh Lanyon books"

Congratulation for winning and in general for your art.

There are so many of your works ''talking'' to me. And I got all choked up - again - looking at the photoshopped picture for CUTYS where also the list of the 10 most beautiful words is, but with Swift's addition of ''time''.

And take care of yourself!

[Johanna]

You guys are being so awfully nice about this that I feel quite embarrassed. ;-)

The truth is that there were so many wonderful covers from people who actually know what they are doing and it really showed! :-) I've never designed a book cover before and dived into the whole thing like I tend to do with everything new and exciting — with huge amount of enthusiasm and feeling, and not so much reason. ;-) Next time when I have an opportunity to participate in something similar, I probably know a little more about these things. Such a great learning experience, this was.

[Johanna]

There are so many of your works ''talking'' to me. And I got all choked up - again - looking at the photoshopped picture for CUTYS where also the list of the 10 most beautiful words is, but with Swift's addition of ''time''.

This means so much to me, Antonella. Thank you.

I absolutely love the way Josh used that list of beautiful words in Swift's story. With the word "Time" it always gets me choked up. Oh God, now I want to start listening to CUTYS again... :-)

[Karen]

Johanna wrote: "You guys are being so awfully nice about this that I feel quite embarrassed. ;-)

The truth is that there were so many wonderful covers from people who actually know what they are doing and it real..."

Please don't be. We appreciate you sharing your talent. Lovely work.

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "You guys are being so awfully nice about this that I feel quite embarrassed. ;-)

The truth is that there were so many wonderful covers from people who actually know what they are doing and it real..."

One has to start somewhere. And it's clear you've got a talent for it, even if you've never done it before. :-)

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "You guys are being so awfully nice about this that I feel quite embarrassed. ;-)

The truth is that there were so many wonderful covers from people who actually know what they are doing and it real..."

But this is what everyone does. Everyone starts by trying for the first time. :-) I think your covers are wonderful.

I think *all* the covers were wonderful -- the very idea that so many people generously contributed time and energy and talent to this little contest is humbling.

[Alison]

I loved this cover contest! It was so much fun to see all the different images people created. Well done to everyone and congratulations to the winners.

[Alison]

So, Johanna, I think I voted for your covers on each one. They were definitely my favourites. I love your work! I am impressed, especially since you haven't done anything like this before. You make wonderful covers. Clearly they appeal to me quite a lot. Well done! :)

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "Hey, I've turned into Dave Brandstetter!!! ;-) "

LOL, Oh, no! As much as i love Dave, please turn back into yourself! :-)
And I hope you're feeling better!

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "Oh, and if anyone is curious to see which other cover submissions were mine I added them into my Pinterest board:

Art inspired by Josh Lanyon books"

This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing this! I got all emotional looking at the CUTYS one with the words. And I adore the Christmas ones! So pretty! :-)

[Matthias]

Johanna wrote: "Josh now has a bunch of brand-new covers:

And the winners are...

EVERYTHING I KNOW winner

WHAT'S LEFT OF KISSES winner

A SHOT IN THE DARK winner

SLAY RIDE winner"

I love how a cover really changes the meaning to me about a book. I once was writing something about procrastination and obsession. I love the shot in the dark one.

Congrats on new covers.

[Johanna]

Alison wrote: "So, Johanna, I think I voted for your covers on each one. They were definitely my favourites. I love your work! I am impressed, especially since you haven't done anything like this before. You make..."

Thank you for your votes, dear. :-) One thing I found truly surprising was that quite a few (same) people commented on my covers in more than one thread (like you did, Alison). And I think the other contestants must have noticed the same thing about their own covers and the people liking them. So there must be something similar to all of the covers made by the same person. A mood? Some sort of touch? For example Catherine Dair's covers seem to me well structured and spot on. And KB Smith manages to make great, distinct covers with just a few simple elements and a brilliant idea. :-)

[Johanna]

KC wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Oh, and if anyone is curious to see which other cover submissions were mine I added them into my Pinterest board:

Art inspired by Josh Lanyon books"

This is wonderful! Thank you f..."

You are so sweet, KC. :-)

[Antonella]

KC wrote: "This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing this! I got all emotional looking at the CUTYS one with the words."

We had the same reaction (see above ;-).

[Loretta]

Did you all see that on Sid Love's blog, Stranger on the Shore is shown with it's beautiful cover and a new excerpt ( at least one I have not seen before. The blog is sidlove.com. I am on my phone and can't link.

[Susinok]

Here's the link!

http://sidlove.com/2014/03/25/strange...

[Antonella]

Susinok wrote: "Here's the link!

http://sidlove.com/2014/03/25/strange..."

Thank you so much! A new excerpt before going to bed = sweet dreams (I hope)...

[KC]

Antonella wrote: "KC wrote: "This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing this! I got all emotional looking at the CUTYS one with the words."

We had the same reaction (see above ;-)."

:-)

[Jordan]

Susinok wrote: "Here's the link!

http://sidlove.com/2014/03/25/strange..."

Such a pretty cover! Wow. As one commenter said, that is what a cover should look like. Yep.

[Johanna]

Thank you Loretta and Susinok!

I didn't realize there was a NEW excerpt there. Yay! :-)

[Calathea]

Author interview with Josh over at Queer Town Abbey. :-)

[Antonella]

Thank you for the link, dear Calathea!

BTW both my calatheas are still alive ;-)

[Karen]

Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Karen wrote: "Writing! My dossier. Arrrgh! A resubmission so I can renew my teacher's license. I've always had the reputation of being "a good writer." Ha!..."

"Here's to Karen. Today's color is officially green and this drink comes with silver flakes. Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!"

Well, I finally deserve that lovely green drink Johanna posted, and all of your kind words and congratulations! Because the funny thing was that I was posting to commiserate with Josh's blog post on how difficult writing can be — even when, like me, you're just trying to write a description of the six-lesson "instructional unit" (don't you just love academic gibberish?) you taught. But I my post (my writing) wasn't clear that I wasn't actually done.

So today I am. Done or done in. Dossier resubmitted and paid for. For better or worse. If this one's not OK, I guess it's time to seek yet another career... one that has nothing to do with writing I hope. ; D

Thanks everyone!

[Anne]

Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Karen wrote: "Writing! My dossier. Arrrgh! A resubmission so I can renew my teacher's license. I've always had the reputation of being "a g..."

Good luck, Karen!

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Karen wrote: "Writing! My dossier. Arrrgh! A resubmission so I can renew my teacher's license. I've always had the reputation of being "a g..."

I'm happy for you, dear. Mission accomplished — Congratulations! Now go have that drink and the green marmalade candy that comes with it. (ETA: By the way, the green ball shaped marmalade is very traditional Christmas candy in Finland. I think I've taken that photo during the Christmas time a couple of years ago.)

[Josh]

Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Karen wrote: "Writing! My dossier. Arrrgh! A resubmission so I can renew my teacher's license. I've always had the reputation of being "a g..."

Excellent! Well done.

[HJ]

Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Karen wrote: "Writing! My dossier. Arrrgh! A resubmission so I can renew my teacher's license. I've always had the reputation of being "a g..."

Good luck, Karen! When should you hear?

[KC]

Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Karen wrote: "Writing! My dossier. Arrrgh! A resubmission so I can renew my teacher's license. I've always had the reputation of being "a g..."

Good luck! :-)

[Josh]

Chatting live over on FB in about thirty minutes

https://www.facebook.com/events/27632...

[Karen]

Josh wrote: "Chatting live over on FB in about thirty minutes

https://www.facebook.com/events/27632..."

Wow, that was an interesting activity — 4+ authors chatting on FB with readers and hosts. Rapid fire. I lost my internet connection in the last 3 minutes, but it was fun.

[Calathea]

Josh wrote: "Chatting live over on FB in about thirty minutes

https://www.facebook.com/events/27632..."

Unfortunately, I didn't get it to work for me... :-(