tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post7953154989952138906..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: Behind the Scenes: Cover CuesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-18465790672843297022017-08-06T21:02:16.730+10:002017-08-06T21:02:16.730+10:00Beautiful covers, Carolyn, and fascinating to find...Beautiful covers, Carolyn, and fascinating to find out the process behind them. Thank you!Cindy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633543006741998470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-23367074087132449802017-08-05T14:26:25.759+10:002017-08-05T14:26:25.759+10:00Thanks Ian :)Thanks Ian :)Carolyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180744278101977974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-31947915933948632162017-08-05T14:25:36.190+10:002017-08-05T14:25:36.190+10:00Thanks Rita. Yes, providing subtle nods to content...Thanks Rita. Yes, providing subtle nods to content is a bit of an art!Carolyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180744278101977974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-2633467931616559212017-08-05T14:24:37.153+10:002017-08-05T14:24:37.153+10:00Thanks Christine. My understanding from some other...Thanks Christine. My understanding from some other traditionally published authors is that there is a degree of input, but I'm sure it depends on the publisher :)Carolyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180744278101977974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-48307117396168192722017-08-04T13:23:58.854+10:002017-08-04T13:23:58.854+10:00Carolyn, I'm so impressed how involved you wer...Carolyn, I'm so impressed how involved you were in the covers, in fact, your images were the basis for 2 of your novels. <br /><br />They're all beautiful covers, BTW.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-60832771109016120812017-08-04T12:25:01.199+10:002017-08-04T12:25:01.199+10:00I especially love the idea of your covers presenti...I especially love the idea of your covers presenting a trilogy. Their similarities yet their differences according to the heroine and the background scenery. Each of them are so delicate and the titles manage to give a clue to the plot. Well thought out Carolyn!Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-40662153715935169772017-08-04T11:20:58.156+10:002017-08-04T11:20:58.156+10:00I think it is pretty unusual for a publisher to gi...I think it is pretty unusual for a publisher to give you this much input. I've never heard of that before for a traditional publisher. I've only had 'right of veto' but only a bit because they've often been 'running behind' and so there is limited time to change things. Or my books just haven't been that important compared to others. I've had much more input on my Chinese covers - it helps that I'm 'in country'. I especially love book 2 coverChristine Dillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00138954979163077058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-78207276941670950432017-08-04T10:52:57.170+10:002017-08-04T10:52:57.170+10:00Hi Iola - yes, best not! (It wasn't days...pro...Hi Iola - yes, best not! (It wasn't days...promise!)Carolyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180744278101977974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-66280984589153941732017-08-04T10:52:05.627+10:002017-08-04T10:52:05.627+10:00Thanks Jo- Anne! I agree with your thoughts on you...Thanks Jo- Anne! I agree with your thoughts on your cover for 'Becoming Me' - very apt! Appreciate your comments :)Carolyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180744278101977974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-89367583250715767472017-08-04T09:20:04.129+10:002017-08-04T09:20:04.129+10:00I love your cover images - I'm impressed you f...I love your cover images - I'm impressed you found two of them yourself. I am not going to ask how long you spent on Pinterest for that to happen ...Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-45175604916227373862017-08-04T09:17:17.614+10:002017-08-04T09:17:17.614+10:00Really interesting to read the process you have be...Really interesting to read the process you have been through, Carolyn, with the beautiful covers of each of your novels. I think your publishers should be very grateful to you for doing lots of the work for them, even to the point of finding those Pinterest images! Sure saves them time and effort. <br /><br />I'm glad too that I have liked all my book covers, most of which required input from me, as yours did. For all but one of my novels, I avoided front-on views of the main character--I prefer my readers just to use their own imagination, with the help of any description I might give in the story. And for my two non-fiction, I came up with the ideas, although different images were used in the end. I particularly love the cover of my last book, 'Becoming Me', because I feel the image of the Russian doll we used perfectly encapsulates the whole idea of getting rid of the layers in our lives that hinder us from becoming that person at the core of our being whom God created us to be. On non-fiction covers, I like the idea of using an image that gets to the heart of what the book is about.Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.com