 Romance/Love: June 21, 2017 Issue [#8334] |
  Romance/Love
This week: Strike A Pose Edited by: StephBee  
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“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition, oft got without merit and lost without deserving.” – Iago, Othello
I started out researching promotion and marketing tools for the romance author and quickly realized the best promotional tool is the cover. Without a strong, simple, cover, you won’t be able to catch a potential reader’s eye and lure them into buying your story. So what makes a good cover? We’ll talk about it.
Father’s Day is this month. What inspired this special day dedicated to our dads?
National Garden Week is in June. What’s growing in your garden?
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As a writer, you want to write the best romance you can because it’s about the journey the hero and heroine take to fall in love. That’s why readers read romance. However, you’ll never get readers to pick up your story unless you’ve got a great cover that entices them to explore.
As a self-publisher, (should you choose to go this route), you, the writer, have major control over how your cover looks and many small press will work with authors on cover input. Traditional publishers totally take over and usually don’t solicit the author’s input.
So what makes an “eye catching” cover?
Today’s level of competition requires a dynamic cover, implying not only movement, but is reflective of the story inside.
A great cover is artistic and captures the mood along with atmosphere of the story. A strong, simple image attracts more than a cluttered one. Lines and shadowing require sophisticated blending techniques.
Here’s the BIG question: Does a romance novel require a shirtless man on it?
When you go shopping for a romance, do you prefer to read a romance with a man on it? The couple? Or a woman?
As Iago says, “Reputation is a false impression, often gotten without merit.” Do you expect your romance story to have a bare chested man on it? Or do you look for those covers that have more artistry or imagery on them?
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There are 2 different stories about Father’s Day. Both involve daughters wanting to acknowledge their father’s for their love and devotion. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge recommended Father’s Day become a national holiday, but it wasn’t until 1972 under Richard Nixon was it officially recognized.
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National Garden Week occurs in June. Do you have a garden? What are you growing in it? Right now, I’ve got basil, summer squash, and marigolds.
Here's a couple of questions for this month's newsletter:
#1 -- Do you prefer a man, a woman, or a couple on your romance cover?
#2 - How did you celebrate Father's Day this year?
#3 - What's growing in your Garden?
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