TheBigKahunaContest:CoverControversy,GoneWild!

by SB Sarah Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 11:51 AM

After many weeks of cover snark, picking on classics and computer generated images, with no mercy for any publisher who dares tempt the wrath of Man-Titte, Candy and I, we are well acquainted with the cover that is resplendent in its badness.

And we are also familiar with the comment and the private email from various sources that all read similarly; to wit: “You want to snark on my cover? Let’s see YOU DO BETTER, Huh?!”

To which we said to one another, “Ok!”

And thus, a Smart Bitch Contest is born.

But this is a different contest, a contest with challenges not of the writing variety, but of the design variety. We know you’re good at the writing. We want to check out your l33t Photoshop skills.

So! Candy and I are going to provide you with the cover copy of a paranormal romance novel. Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to design the cover for our novel.

Edited July 13th to Add:

Due to response, we’re opening our contest up to professional artists and amateurs in separate categories. So please make sure to tell us under which heading you fall, and we’ll have two slots of judging (and two sets of prizes, because we are Generous Bitches).

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Picture of Dee Dee said on...
07.12.06 at 01:07 PM |

Oh, I am SOOOO all over this, lol! Not that I think I can do so much better than the poser folks--or at least, I’d never say something like that outloud if I did--but I’m such a PR whore, lol.

Hee hee!
Dee

Picture of Lisa Lisa said on...
07.12.06 at 01:43 PM |

July 19th?! That’s not enough time to do it right!

::grumble::

Picture of celeste celeste said on...
07.12.06 at 01:57 PM |

Hmm...I’m tempted to do the WORST cover ever. :-)

Picture of Mrs. MJ Mrs. MJ said on...
07.12.06 at 02:21 PM |

What’s photoshop? Just kidding; I was all over the idea until I realized I have no computer skills to speak of. But I can’t wait to see what you other smart bitches can do!

Picture of DebH DebH said on...
07.12.06 at 02:27 PM |

That sound you hear is me, softly weeping over my non-existant photoshop skillz.  Which, now that I think of it, should really do nothing to deter me from entering this contest, given some of the abominations we’ve seen given their rightful SB snarkage.  Hmm.

Picture of shaina shaina said on...
07.12.06 at 03:04 PM |

dammit, that means i’ll be at camp when the results come out, and i wont have access to a comp again until like august 7th. dammit.

Picture of Darlene Marshall Darlene Marshall said on...
07.12.06 at 04:37 PM |

I don’t have any skills to bring to this contest, but I can hardly wait to see the results.

Picture of Amy E Amy E said on...
07.12.06 at 06:34 PM |

Aw HELL yeah, bring that fucker ON!  SuhWEEEET!  I’m so in.

... just to clarify, we ARE actually trying to make something that looks good, yes?  We’re not trying to make the most deliciously snarkable travesty of a cover ever, no?

Picture of Mistress Stef Mistress Stef said on...
07.12.06 at 07:32 PM |

I was hoping for a competition for the tackiest. I just got Corel and I’ve been amusing myself with my old school pics.

Picture of Vyctori Vyctori said on...
07.12.06 at 08:12 PM |

Oh, blast it all. I’m going to be on vacation from Saturday to the deadline. There’s no way I’ll be able to come up with something decent in two days (not that I could even if I had a month to do it, but yes). Ah well. Coming back to the results of other people’s mad skillz should be most entertaining, to say the least.

Picture of JoAnn JoAnn said on...
07.12.06 at 09:07 PM |

Aww I want to enter but hey couldn’t you at least give us a title to work with. Or did I miss it???

Picture of Susan Susan said on...
07.12.06 at 09:14 PM |

I would do one but i hurt my hand today. I will see if it feels better in a day of so. Just in case i will think of an idea.

Picture of AngieZ AngieZ said on...
07.13.06 at 04:49 AM |

Holy cow, something I have the skills to do, but unfortunately I have three graduation parties (one of them is my daughters) and two work projects that need done by then.

Picture of Tempest Knight Tempest Knight said on...
07.13.06 at 10:26 AM |

Oh, I hate those plastic people generated with Poser and DAZ3D. I mean, they could look good, but use PhotoShop to make them better. As for the challenge, I’d take it if I weren’t so busy trying to finish the next two WIPs. I love following around with PhotoShop, and I’d have gotten a kick of you two bashing my cover. *lol*

Picture of shiloh walker shiloh walker said on...
07.13.06 at 07:30 PM |

Okay, I’m dying to see some of these…

Picture of dl dl said on...
07.14.06 at 08:48 AM |

Awesome contest...unfortunately I have no talent & no time.  But, the contest results will be one of the most anticipated events of the entire summer!!

Good luck to all participants!

Picture of Mistress Stef Mistress Stef said on...
07.14.06 at 01:15 PM |

Permission to post link on my listserv?

Picture of Susie Susie said on...
07.15.06 at 11:56 AM |

I’d be lying if I called my design skills an abomination—they are much much worse than that!  But I’m so loving this contest and can’t wait for the results.

Picture of Amy E Amy E said on...
07.15.06 at 06:09 PM |

Yo, bitches!  Hook a bitch up with a title, true?  (Not a SB Title, tho I want one--a book title!)

Picture of Angel Angel said on...
07.15.06 at 11:31 PM |

Hmm, intriguing. I’m willing to give it a go in the amateur catagory, but what do you mean exactly by “stock photos”? Are you thinking of any particular site resource when you say that?

Picture of Amy E Amy E said on...
07.16.06 at 07:17 PM |

Heh, I have done my worst and dreckified Sarah and Candy’s inboxes with eye-melting hideousness.  Who knew creating terrible covers could be so entertaining?

Picture of Monica Monica said on...
07.17.06 at 01:06 PM |

Dang, I wish I had time to do this.  I gotta get in on the next one!

Picture of Cynthia Cynthia said on...
07.17.06 at 04:13 PM |

I submitted something--aiming for snarkable, LOL. I can’t wait to hear what Candy and Sarah have to say.

Picture of Michelle, the Diva Michelle, the Diva said on...
07.18.06 at 06:04 AM |

EEK! Sent mine in, too.

*rubbing hands together gleefully*

Hoooboy, I can’t wait to hear the snarkage over my own personal retina-scarring clusterfuck of pixel-y delight.

Let me tell you, I see why people do such horrid covers...it’s obviously for the fun factor. I laughed until I nearly cried.

Picture of Amy E Amy E said on...
07.21.06 at 08:15 PM |

So, where are the laughables?  The snarkfest?  The craptastic celebration of corny covers?  I wanna vote!  For me!

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