tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post6801153337257755315..comments2023-05-25T07:55:42.399-07:00Comments on Writing the Renaissance: Elizabeth Chadwick Comments on CoversJulianne Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-40201151982499751092008-05-23T15:45:00.000-07:002008-05-23T15:45:00.000-07:00Thanks for stopping by, literatehousewife. I check...Thanks for stopping by, literatehousewife. I checked out your blog and it looks so interesting! I can't wait to spend some time there. :)<BR/><BR/>I think it will be great fun, as an author, to see what other people come up with as a cover for my book (assuming it gets published). To see what aspect of it speaks most strongly to them, to see how they package the various threads and themes into one image. I can't imagine what it must feel like to await the first view of the cover proof, or whatever they call it. I'm sure I'll be sick to my stomach with dread, excitement and curiosity.Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-84163813385284611162008-05-23T13:38:00.000-07:002008-05-23T13:38:00.000-07:00I'm okay with the partial faces myself. It adds a...I'm okay with the partial faces myself. It adds a bit of mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-87997566374001356912008-05-20T21:24:00.000-07:002008-05-20T21:24:00.000-07:00i'd rather leave the face of the heroine or hero t...i'd rather leave the face of the heroine or hero to my imagination. so partial faces with fancy dress works for me!cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175698109176599954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-89264987152393868042008-05-18T19:18:00.000-07:002008-05-18T19:18:00.000-07:00I agree with you, Daphne. I think the partial fac...I agree with you, Daphne. I think the partial faces are much more inviting than the completely headless ones. And I do like the fancy "frock" look as Elizabeth calls it, as long as the costumes are period-appropriate.<BR/><BR/>I, personally, never pay much attention to the physical attributes of the characters on the covers. I'll still form my own mental image from the words on the page, no matter what the cover looks like.Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-11155275038369245062008-05-15T17:53:00.000-07:002008-05-15T17:53:00.000-07:00I actually don't mind the partially headless ones ...I actually don't mind the partially headless ones where (like Catherine said) you see the nose, mouth and part of the eyes. That gives you some reference for imagining how the main character might have really looked, but I think it works especially well when there isn't a well known portrait of the person. The ones I really don't like are the truly decapitated ones - it's just creepy.<BR/><BR/>I will always picture William Marshall as the guy on the cover of Elizabeth Chadwick's The Greatest Knight.Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838072651419264066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-60780598812871810482008-05-15T08:34:00.000-07:002008-05-15T08:34:00.000-07:00Not a bit, Julianne! The young woman on the cover ...Not a bit, Julianne! The young woman on the cover of "Mistress of the Revolution" doesn't have Gabrielle's red hair. Yet this morning a reader was telling me she peeked at the cover when reading an emotional scene to be reminded of what Gabrielle looked like. I think it goes deeper than physical resemblance.<BR/>What would have REALLY bothered me, though, would have been the wrong clothes/hair style for the time of the novel. To me, it would have screamed that it didn't care about historical accuracy. <BR/>To go back to Elizabeth, she almost convinced me to go headless! When you look at her covers, though, they are just barely decapitated: you see the nose and a hint of eyes. <BR/>Is this the way to go if you want your books to become bestsellers? In think, in Elizabeth's case, it has a lot to do with the recognition she was gaining as an author.<BR/>And about that quizz of yours? When are we getting the results?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com