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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
18 Comments:
I always refer to the picture on the cover (when there is one!) and it bugs me terribly when the picture doesn't match the character description. I recently read a book that had a little girl with long, very curly hair and the kid on the cover had short straight hair. I don't think it's that hard to get it right, is it?
And your cover is lovely. How fun to model for the cover of a book.
I tend to forget what the person on the cover looks like once I begin reading. I know that some readers don't like having people on the cover at all because they don't match the image in their head. The one thing I can say to that is that for my books the image on the cover matches the author's concept because he did the artwork too.
I love the way your cover turned out! Kristen is amazing!
It's a lovely cover! Very appealing, that's for sure.
What makes me pick up a book? The author - definitely. The cover art and the back blurb are also big sellers for me.
What irks me is when the character's description in the book doesn't match the cover art at all. (i.e. She has black hair and green eyes in the book but has blonde hair and brown eyes on the cover, etc.)
Oh, I forgot to say that I do picture them differently in my head once I get into the story, but the cover art is definitely a draw.
I didn't really pay much attention to the cover when I started reading "The Lightkeeper's Daughter." However, the farther into the book I read, the face of Addie that developed in mind's eye ended up looking so much like the woman on the cover. It does seem to help when the picture I conjure up matches the cover. A book I just finished reading described the female character as having auburn hair, the model on the front had blonde, so that sort of distracted my thoughts a little.
Oh I hate it when the picture on the cover doesn't match the character! Thanks for the comments.
I buy on impulse when the cover looks cool! I have 5 books by new authors (new to me) on pre-order through Amazon just because they have cool covers. I don't even know what they're about!! LOL
LOVED LIGHTKEEPER'S DAUGHTER!! The cover is way awesome and the stormy clouds looked so much better once they darkened them.
How do you become a book cover model? THAT is an interesting topic - not becuase I have aspirations to model for book covers - just because it's ... intriguing. I think you should write a book about a man who stalks teh model of a book cover he falls unhealthily (my new word) obsessed with. :) :)
I think what initially draws me to a book is the cover art. However, I ALWAYS read the back blurb before buying (or checking out from the library). If the back blurb doesn't pique my interest, the book goes back on the shelf, even if it's from an author I know.
That being said, when I begin reading a book, the cover art does have some, if not a lot, of influence on my imagination.
It will be interesting to see your model choice for the upcoming cover. But how on earth can you improve on perfection??
Hi Colleen,
This is Alycia! My mom passed along the emails you two exchanged. She actually just finished the book and loved it! I was honored to be the model and am excited to see how the cover for the next one turns out.
Sincerely,
Alycia White
Ps: Thank you for posting my link. You didn't have to do that :)
The first thing that grabs me is the picture, but ALWAYS read the the description of what the book is about.
I like to picture the character in my mind. Just something I have always done, except the dogs you put in your books. Love to see the dogs, lol.
Alycia, how great to hear from you! Thanks for taking time to stop by. I just love the work you did on my cover! Thank you for that. :-) I hope your pregnancy is going well. Your mom is where we were a little over a year ago, awaiting our first grandbaby. Our punky is the light of our lives! I'd love to see a picture when that little darling of yours arrives!
Gang, our Jaime is back! She just delivered little Chloe. What a DOLL! You feeling okay, Jaime?
I usually forget what the cover looks like when I'm taken away by the story. Altho I must admit, I don't think there are many books I've read where there IS someone pictured on the cover, rather than drawn, I guess. That said, I just realized I'm not drawn to book covers with actual photographs of a person on the cover....hmmmm. I'm drawn to contemporary looking covers, and then read the back to see if the story sounds interesting. I do realize I may be missing out on a lot of good reads by judging a book by its cover, lol.
cheryl
You know, I don't look at the model on the cover that much. It's the blurb and title that suck me in. I'm more like Timothy Fish...forget the cover once I'm reading.
I think I'm a moody book buyer....depends on what mood I'm in as to what I buy! That's no help whatsoever.
There are always many reasons I'm drawn to a book. But, a good cover always helps me find a new author to read. I love how Christian books have transitioned from drawings of people to "real" people on the cover. However, I also find it disappointing when the person on the cover doesn't match the description in the book. One time the author mentioned her character having blue eyes, but the person on the cover clearly had brown eyes.
Hey all!! Chloe is fine and I am fine and we are home!! Glad to b back :)
I usually picture someone in my head but it will be loosely based on the cover. And I grab up a book because of the cover but I buy a book because of the blurb on the back.
I always refer to the picture to see if it coincides with the description of the heroine or hero. Or even the background of the home, etc.
The front cover is very important because it either catches the reader's attention or it doesn't.
This cover would have drawn my attention immediately, because of the dress.
I can't wait to read your book.
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