Once upon a time, I made an assumption.
That folks might be sick of the same old-same old-book covers and enjoy something different. Quirky. Funny. Outside-of-the-box.
Whoops! You know what happens when you make an assumption.
To be fair, some people did enjoy the quirky book cover...See Exhibit A:
Exhibit A
It's a parody of a bodice ripper-Fabio book cover from the 1980s. In block-print style.
And I personally think it's hilarious and cute.
Unfortunately, I had many readers give comments like these...cheesy, horrible, amateurish, cartoony, if you can't afford a real cover artist please don't make your own covers, etc. Obviously, they didn't get the humor or appreciate the fact that I hired a professional artist to do this fun cover.
Oh well. Live and learn.
I decided to stick with the cover. And then I saw that many readers were reluctant to download this book as a freebie because of the cover.
God Good Almighty! Turning down a free book that was recommended because of the cover? I had to make a change.
So, here's what I decided to do. I am keeping the original quirky cover for the print books. And I had Lena Goldfinch design a gorgeous new cover for the e-books...still available at Amazon, soon to be available at Barnes and Noble and Kobo. (See new cover above...LOVE it!) If you're looking for a totally kick-ass, amazing designer for a book cover, I cannot recommend Lena highly enough. She is fabulous!
Anyhow, that's my cover melodrama in a nutshell.
In other news, The Wild Rose Press is having a Black Friday sale today. Sweet Magik, #2 of the Klaus Brothers Series, is on sale for $3.89!
And finally, the most important news of all. I made the cranberry mojitos yesterday for Thanksgiving dinner, and they were absolutely delish! See Exhibit B.
Exhibit B
I have lots of books to discuss, which I will get to on Monday. Hairy books, DNF books, innocent virgin mistress books, and my first inter-racial story which I loved.
Hope all of you have a great weekend!
Penny
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