This Bites
I'm at a Kinko's in Pasadena for reasons too complicated to go into. But the good things are that I had a terrific time at the Steinbeck Institute's Authors Table fundraiser in Monterey last weekend. The best part of the event -- well, it was all good, but I really enjoyed meeting other writers. More on that when I'm not paying by the minute for net access.
I stopped by
Vroman's, which is the oldest and largest indie bookstore in SoCal, and signed several copies of
Casa Dracula. Of course, I couldn't leave without buying some books, too.
After this I have a break from doing events, and I'll be kicking back with my huge pile of books to read. Of course, I'm picking up a copy of Jeanne's
The Becoming for my vamp fix.
I love her new cover. "
Covers are everything," booksellers will tell you. We're still working on the cover for my next novel,
Midnight Brunch. How do you convey humor, the paranormal, and whatnot graphically? Humor is the toughest to show in a cover, I think. I'm sure they teach this in design school, though. They say, "Put a banana peel on it." Or "Add a fake nose and glasses. That's hilarious."
Gotta say that some of my favorite books have dreadful bookcovers. And I often find myself being attracted to the same covers over and over, even though I may not be interested in the book. What's your favorite cover? What attracts you, and what makes your skin crawl?