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The Evolution of a Cover


So…I got my cover yesterday.  *runs around in circles like a crazy woman*  It is PERFECT.  And it is all the more perfect because of its evolution. Let’s go back to some time last year…my editor asked me if I had any ideas for covers and I faltered.  I told

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(Belated) Artsy-Fartsy Friday: Jane Eyre Covers


Ah, Jane Eyre. You have sucked up innumerable hours of my time and God knows what kind of space in my head and heart over the years.  And your covers always tend to feature bland, bleak, gray-clad governesses who don’t really point to an appealing book within.  In honor of

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Artsy-Fartsy Friday: Pride and Prejudice Covers


Original Pride & Prejudice Cover

It’s Friday, and my Google Image Search obsession is as strong as ever.  Since Friday is a day for fun, I hereby bring you the first in a series of Friday blogs about covers of books included in The Heroine’s Bookshelf.  First installment:  Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, originally published

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