The Sexy or Not So Sexy Cover Art

The other day while I was on another loop, a topic came up that caught my eye. The subject was regarding cover art and the part of the conversation where I joined the statement had been made that cover art sometimes was just too darn sexy.

Huh? I must admit, I’m a cover art slut. I will pick up any book that shows a little skin and when I send in my cover art requests for my own books, there is almost always a picture attached where I’m showing my publisher exactly what I like. See, while I like a lot of skin, I don’t like a lot of other parts showing in my cover art. I want to leave a lot to the imagination for my reader. I want the characters on the cover to match as closely to the book’s characters as possible. And I want my readers drooling.

Yeah, you heard me correct...drooling. I want them craving for more, I want them to know my characters intimately and I want them to know that for the first time when they pick up the book. And the only way they are going to have a great first impression is to have a sexy piece of cover art to stimulate their minds.

So, with that in mind, I want to do a poll. I’ve put together twelve pictures of what I consider sexy. I’d like to know your opinion. Remember for every comment you make, you’ll be entered into my August get away. Just ask Debby who won an iPod last month.

For this poll, tell me why you like a certain picture and if I chose your explanation, you’ll get a free copy of any of my books and I mean any of them. Please realize that these can be used as background or the main picture. I usually like my pictures layered so for me, there’ will be more than one picture used. No, these pictures just spoke to me and I thought each of them sexy in their own way.

Now for the pictures (note that each have a number under them for your use when commenting):

Weren’t those great? Remember to give me your opinion on them before next week to win a free copy of any book you choose from me.

I’ll be traveling today and won’t see you all till Thursday but keep those comments coming!

See you then!

Lynn

Hello Valerie Tibbs!

This week we take a look at Valerie Tibbs. I asked her some quirky questions back in January and got plenty of interesting answers!

Welcome Valerie!

Valerie Tibbs is a cover artist for the following publisher(s): Aspen Mountain, Freya’s Bower/Wild Child Publishing, Pink Petal Books, Zumaya Publications. She’s also done some freelance covers for a couple of authors who had some free reads and wanted to use a professional type cover.

Valerie’s favorite color is purple and her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate. When asked if she’s a cat, dog or both kind of person and if she’d ever own(ed) a snake or some other exotic pet her answers were ~ “Mostly cats, (I have two) but I could be both. I love animals. & No.” Concerning her preference for warm weather or cold she states, “For every day life, I’d prefer the cold. If I was going on a vacation somewhere, I’d like it warm so I could go swimming or snorkeling.” As for where she’d live if she could live anywhere in the universe, “It wouldn’t really matter to me, but if I had the money, I’d just travel all the time. I’d love to go to Australia and New Zealand.” In regard to what time of day she prefers, Valerie says, “Morning person, for sure. Much to the dismay of my 16 year old son.” Her favorite day of the week is Friday and her favorite number is 3. When asked if athletic shoes are sneakers or tennies and if a soft drink is called soda or pop, she responded: Sneakers & Soda

Here’s a scenario posed to the author: “You’re at a conference and an agent comes up to you and says, “I’ve seen your name on the web. I’m interested in taking you on as a client. You have a couple of minutes to wow me to convince me that I should.” You can only plug one book in this short amount of time. What book would you plug to land this contract and why?”

Valerie’s response: This book part doesn’t apply to me, but if someone from a major publisher wanted to hire me on as a cover artist, I would jump at the chance.

Thank you for letting me join your group! J

Thank you for the information Valerie & we’re glad you’re a member!

~ Feel free to share if you have something in common with her ~