tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post1283421716649175786..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: Judging a cover by its bookMargiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-75758832074312944412017-05-21T07:39:31.077-04:002017-05-21T07:39:31.077-04:00I admit to being a cover girl. The covers are what...I admit to being a cover girl. The covers are what initially attract me when I'm shopping for a book. But once I like an author, the cover doesn't much matter going forward. When I read a book whereby the cover is not entirely indicative of its content, it doesn't really bother me. I figure it's not the author's fault. Your Back to McGuffey's cover was one of my favorites. Some of your other covers are great too. Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251033150576051700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-43273109019372447562017-05-16T14:58:30.373-04:002017-05-16T14:58:30.373-04:00Yeah, I'm with you, Margie! :-)Yeah, I'm with you, Margie! :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-15712639737889833332017-05-16T11:51:11.246-04:002017-05-16T11:51:11.246-04:00*hang* in my house. Lol*hang* in my house. LolMargiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-11479636566174453392017-05-16T11:50:39.099-04:002017-05-16T11:50:39.099-04:00McGuffey's is one of my all time favorites. I&...McGuffey's is one of my all time favorites. I'd hand it in my house. Lol Lately, I've been drawn to cottages, bikes, garden posts..or all three together with a beach in the background Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-77359159075701347162017-05-16T07:58:06.562-04:002017-05-16T07:58:06.562-04:00I'm glad you got a new cover! I have had reade...I'm glad you got a new cover! I have had reader complaints because my covers weren't representative. Oddly enough, the most complaints came about the cover of One More Summer, which Nan loved and I liked all right. Like so many other things in publishing, it's kind of a crapshoot.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-7844650288809267922017-05-15T20:53:41.345-04:002017-05-15T20:53:41.345-04:00A really bad cover can turn off a reader. I know t...A really bad cover can turn off a reader. I know that because I had a really bad one once. The book is a romantic suspense set in WW2, and it's about the theft of a famous blue diamond, but the cover was so dark, all you could see was the swastika. I had a reviewer say she almost didn't read it because of that, and I don't know how many other readers the offensive cover turned away. Fortunately, my publisher created a new cover for the book, one that I think represents the book much better.Jana Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624650840243322617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-49597100742112435822017-05-15T12:28:34.997-04:002017-05-15T12:28:34.997-04:00I'm big on images, too. People, not so much, a...I'm big on images, too. People, not so much, and I never want faces!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-31240991795349931132017-05-15T12:28:01.078-04:002017-05-15T12:28:01.078-04:00I buy wine if I think the bottle's pretty, so ...I buy wine if I think the bottle's pretty, so I'm sure not gonna judge you on that one! :-) I don't think other people's covers bother me like mine do...something else to think about.<br />Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-81576862817149374872017-05-15T10:37:21.827-04:002017-05-15T10:37:21.827-04:00I love wading through stock photos and imagining d...I love wading through stock photos and imagining different images as a cover...Somethings it's just a color scheme that attracts me, sometimes it's the image (like the bike from McGuffeys)...I'm a little over the bare-chested-man-covers, mostly because there are so many of them out there at the moment.Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-609160794292674512017-05-15T09:54:10.735-04:002017-05-15T09:54:10.735-04:00I'm a visual person, and confess I buy books a...I'm a visual person, and confess I buy books and wine based on their packaging (and I even know better). But that has little impact on my ultimate enjoyment of the book or wine itself. And if the cover doesn't match the inside... meh, it's not a big deal to me.Ava Cuvayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312693483840366091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-2297795492144503862017-05-15T08:12:32.149-04:002017-05-15T08:12:32.149-04:00Thanks, Nan. I liked One More Summer, too.Thanks, Nan. I liked One More Summer, too.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-53000356779862191872017-05-15T07:44:52.925-04:002017-05-15T07:44:52.925-04:00Your Back to McGuffey's cover is one of my fav...Your Back to McGuffey's cover is one of my faves--I also love the one from One More Summer--it's perfect. I think covers are less a selling point now with e-books, but they're still important. What matters most is your amazing writing behind the covers...and I'm always sold on that! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.com