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OH! Yippy skippy it’s up on Samhain’s Website, so I can share it with you. It’s funny, when you’re writing, you have certain images in mind while you create… or at least I do. It freaks the DH out how my mind sees things in movie frame type pics–from dreams to story ideas. I don’t know if this is typical, but it’s how I have ALWAYS seen things for as long as I could remember.

So when you go through the process of writing your book, through the process of submitting and acceptance then to the editing process with your editor, you never know what you may get when it comes to cover–sure you fill out the art form, but your idea of tall and blonde may differ from that of the cover artist. If you’re lucky, it’s close to the same OR there idea is something you never thought of and it makes ten times better.

But those other times. . . YIKES. . . I figure, if you don’t hate your cover, you’re in a good place. If you do hate it, well, it sucks (I would assume). I have seen some doozies of horrible covers! And heard the tales of the authors who are mortified by their bookcover.

However, I can say I *HEART* this cover! My favorite yet–well, HER PASSION, holds a close second but probably because it was my first ever cover :-)

Without further ado… Meet MY NEW COVER….

So whadya think? I really like it! (man nipples and all)

Back to other’s covers, like I said there have been authors who loved and who hated their covers. The hated ones tend to be funny. Or maybe not even hate, but you look at it and cock your head to the side with a WTF? (Like the one where the gal has three arms–not on purpose–they just forgot to photoshop the rest of the ”other” gal out.) 

Have you seen weird, wacky or horrible covers? Or really great ones? Tell me what your most and least favorite covers are–and I will draw a name for a *FREE* copy of my book when it release in e-format in August.