Comments on: A Jewel of a Contest

By: Moth

Moth — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:48:19 +0000

For about two weeks Indiscreet was going to be titled something else, until marketing pointed out Penguin had recently published a book with that title. They didn’t want any confusion when buyers were looking at the catalog.

What was the other title going to be?

By: Carolyn Jewel

Carolyn Jewel — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:01:15 +0000

@SarahKay Authors generally have little to no say in their covers. The most publishers are willing to stipulation to is a “consultation.” There are some comments about this in this very thread, so if you scroll up, you’ll see more on the subject. I’ve been lucky with my covers so far and I’m very happy to leave this in the hands of experts.

As to photos or drawings, I’ve had lovely versions of both. There are trends in cover art, as in fashion, etc., so a cover that’s a drawing came seem tired or fresh depending on where it is in the current fashion.

@Bridget Whoever Alexander Skarsgard is seeing now? I admit it, I’m shallow. Shrug.

@Valorie: Book titles are a delicate thing. I’ve had titles occur to me from the time I start writing (Lord Ruin and The Spare, for example) which have stuck through to end up on the cover and I’ve had books where I had only a working title I knew wouldn’t make it to the book.

Chris Keeslar at Dorchester came up with the final title for A Darker Crimson, my agent and I submitted over 200 possible titles for the book that ended up as My Wicked Enemy and no, that title wasn’t one of our suggestions.

Once I was completely reworking Scandal before sending it to my agent to see if she could sell it, I had the title Scandal in mind.

For about two weeks Indiscreet was going to be titled something else, until marketing pointed out Penguin had recently published a book with that title. They didn’t want any confusion when buyers were looking at the catalog.

So, the answer is, it depends.

@Shell the Hockeyvampiress: Eric is My One True Love. Please do not lose sight of that fact. My laptop (Fang) is named after him. Thank you.

;-)

By: Shell the Hockeyvampiress

Shell the Hockeyvampiress — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:43:45 +0000

I too am a fan of the Sherriff. I was quite upset to see him in one of my sons videos he was watching and …. he… wasn’t too healthy by the end of the video… Hopefully he was just a stunt double… LOL

By: angela parker

angela parker — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:03:29 +0000

Vampgirl I totally agree! I read Scandal 5 times in 8 days, all my friends and family now know Scandal has usurped the title of my all time favorite romantic novel. I had been racking my brain as to how I could get my hands on an advanced copy of Indiscreet. I have read the excerpt so often secretly hoping by some computer fluke that a full copy would appear on my screen. Oct. 6th seems like an eternity away. I can’t wait to sink my teeth into Jewels next “GEM”.

By: Valorie

Valorie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:41:54 +0000

Hi! I just finished reading My Forbidden Desire not too long ago and loved it. Nice dress on that woman on the cover!

How do you come up with your book titles, Carolyn?

By: Caffey

Caffey — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:52:44 +0000

Hi Ann. I so love that cover! There’s just something about reading the regencies and picturing those dresses and balls, and the like that I know if I had a choice, I’d be time traveling back to then (Eventhough I read some research that some kept those beautiful dresses together with pins! Ouch!
I love Carolyn’s historicals and would love to be in for INDISCREET! Thanks!

Thats a fab blog of Fantasy Dreamers and the T-shirt is neat!

By: bridget3420

bridget3420 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:26:26 +0000

Hi Carolyn,

If you could trade places with anyone in the world, who would it be and why?

Bridget

By: SarahKay

SarahKay — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:49:21 +0000

Carolyn do you have a say on the covers? If so, do you prefer photos over drawings or does it depend on the book?

By: Amanda T

Amanda T — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:09:57 +0000

I just started a book review blog, and I’m always looking for more opportunities to get ARCs, and new releases to review on my blog. I also belong to Librarything, and I would be happy to review it there. I would buy more books myself to review, since getting a new release at my local library can be difficult, but as a poor student in college, it doesn’t always work out.

So rest assured, if I won the book, I would review it on my blog, amazon, library thing, and anywhere else I can manage.

By: Carolyn Jewel

Carolyn Jewel — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:59:19 +0000

First thank you for all the kind comments. I’m feeling so warm and fuzzy now!

Next, I want to thank @Lorelie for mentioning my One True Love, Alexander Skarsgard , AKA Eric on True Blood. I would be happy indeed if he were on the cover of my next book. I believe I’ll tootle off to look at my collection of Skarsgard art.