Awhile back, a very nice lady contacted me about clinch covers. She was writing an article for Publishers Weekly, and several people told her that she ought to speak with me about cover art, so would I mind if she asked me about clinches?
Pah! says I. I would be pleased to talk about cover art! My opinions, gleaned from… three years of running this blog and searing my eyeballs with Covers Gone Wild!
The article went live today: The Forever Clinch by Lucinda Dyer, featuring a quote from yours truly, a mention of the Smart Bitch Book (THANK YOU) and a nod to some very wise people, including Kate Smith, founder of Romancing the Blog. The upshot: clinches can be awful but they’re not going away any time soon.
Best quote: Jennifer Enderlin from St. Martin’s Press: “Avoid at all cost poses where the heroine is bent so far backward she’ll be in need of a chiropractor.”
Well, don’t avoid it too often, please. We needeth the covers to snark!
Another Sarah, another blog, another righteous sword of cover snark brought down upon the tackiest novels in existence.
My fave? “To restore the honor of Rome and of his own family, Severus Varus left the decadent life of Rome… his only hope was to join the barbarians.”
If that were an erotica novel, he’d need Burma Sauce for those barbarians, is all I’m sayin’.
[Thanks to Linda for the link.]
It’s soon to Turkey Day here in the United States of Carbs, and we’re happy to inspire your appetite, or perhaps drive it deep into the earth to hide until Groundhog’s Day, by allowing you to view and caption the following cover. What are they saying? What are they thinking? Dear GOD won’t someone think of the children? The blank eyed, oddly staring creepy children?
Best caption as chosen by me gets a $20 gift certificate to Amazon or Powell’s, your choice. Feel free to nudge my voting by telling me which in the comments is your fave.
And now… the cover. Feast (hur) your eyes on this!
[Thanks to Sharon and many others for the link.]
From Rebecca comes this thought provoking link: a Georgian (I think) -era vampire hunting kit sold at auction for $14,850.00 in Natchez, Mississippi. It contained stakes, holy water, Bibles, mirrors, crosses and garlic.
Aside from the question as to whether Colleen Gleason is going to go see it for herself, my query is this: how in the world does 200 year old garlic look that fresh? I mean, I have some garlic that’s past its prime, and it does NOT look like that.
I sense supernatural powers at work.
Not sure what to get your favorite author this holiday season? Sharon Buchbinder can help.
Romance: it’s in the air. Go on. Click. You’ll thank me. And Sharon. And the person who thought that up.
A website that reviews romance novels from a couple of smart bitches who will always give it to you straight. No bullshit. No gushing--unless the author really deserves it.
I dragged my best bud to a midnight screening last night. I was disappointed by the lack of crazy tweens in prom dresses. It’s bad. Really, really bad. Awesomely bad. Try not to sit next to a fangirl or she…
From Twilight Reviews
As requested, a review from a distinctly squee-free woman:
http://movies.msn.com/movies/pmg/twilight-review/
Don’t miss the second page--it’s kind of hidden amongst other links at the bottom of the page. One of my favorite lines from the review? …
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And by the way if everyone thinks Mrs. Edwards did something wrong why are they still publishing her books and have started reprinting her old ones?
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Oh, me too on the little Roger Ebert crush, because even though his reviews have pissed me off many times he’s just so freakin’ sweetly earnest about his work. But alas, many of us do prefer “dangerous dudes” when it…
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To: J.C. Wilder, I’m glad you have a degree in medicine. She didn’t have a blood clot or a history of high blood pressure. She hadn’t been sick at all.
Ask Sarah what was said to her at…
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