October 9, 2006
Sweet, Spanky and Finger Lickin’ Good!
Estella, Cathy and Mahaira, please send me your snail mail addresses. Mahaira I might have yours but color me dorky :( spamless at celiastuart.com
For you readers out there, stay tuned for Paperback Writer’s Ebook Challenge for….FREE READS! I’m participating and I know Raine is too.
So what does any of that have to do with spanking and finger licking? You see, I had until this week to get cover quotes for HANDS ON if I wanted them on the cover–never mind that it’s 9 months away I have a cover coming soon. *happy butt wiggle*
Why so soon you ask? For the catalog. This also means I could have cover flats to give away by say, Christmas? WOHOOO
I thought mastering the art of query letters was hard–but it’s nothing compared to asking someone to read and blurb your work. Please, might I have some more, sir. And not just because it’s tough to ask, and throw your work out there, I HATE asking people for anything resembling help (and I’m a horrible networker).
Lucky for me, some really awesome poeple came through though so here we go!
“From sweet to spanky, Stuart’s gritty heroines sizzle across the page.” ~ Lucinda Betts
“Sexy, scrumptious, finger-lickin’ good!” ~ Monica Jackson
HANDS ON is Finger Lickin Good!!!!! He he I’m so warped I LOVE IT!!!!!
So readers, how much sway do you give cover quotes?
I like to read the cover quotes but it doesn’t pursude to buy a book (or not). Of course, dahling, I’ll be buying yours because I already KNOW it’s finger-licking good. YUM YUM
Hey - I’m doing the free reads thing in PBW as well.
Congrats on those quotes, babe! I’d say you did alright.
Cover quotes honestly don’t impress me that much one way or another.
But they seem to be very important to marketing folks.
Raine this is very true! Not only can/do they get used on covers but the catalogs sent out to booksellers as well.
Mik, cool! Maybe someone can get on the ball and get the covers up on the sidebar when we have them ready
Congrats Amie!
Almost none, unless your name is Lynn Viehl.
I do look, but it doesn’t change my mind. I might Love what you write, but it doesn’t mean that I will love what you read.
I’m doing the free reads too. If only I could stop trying to convince another characer to tell me his name–right now I’m calling him the f*cker. :shock::mrgreen:
Congrats Amie!
I don’t pay much attention to cover blurbs. If I like the author I will buy the book.
I notice cover blurbs, especially those from a favorite author, and have made purchases based on their comments. I’d say that nine times out of ten, I will love the book too.
der - missed the ??? at the end - um, I would say I don’t even notice them… well maybe in the middle of reading the book and by that time … but, hey I AM weird
I sent you my mailing addy, Cece. Let me know when you get it.
I can’t enter the Paperback Writer’s Ebook Challenge as I can’t access any blogs on blogspot.com.
Good Luck to all those who enter.
I do read the cover quotes. I feel closer to the book if my fav. author has a say about it.
I do pick up a book based on the quote sometimes if the author is new to me.
Thanks ya’ll!
And I’ll get your books out tomorrow or the day after.
Mahaira how come you can’t get to blogspot?
The cover quote is definitely double-edged. If you aren’t careful and don’t read a book and you blurb it and it sucks you can get some mail from some angry fans fer sher