![]() ![]() Queen Victoria dismisses her from the Shadow Council, and the only person who can explain anything, Lord Akeldama, unexpectedly leaves town. This goes to my Chirrup members, because I love them bestest.Quitting her husband's house and moving back in with her horrible family, Lady Maccon becomes the scandal of the London season in the third book of the NYT bestselling Parasol Protectorate series. Want more sneak peeks, free goodies, gossip, behind the scenes info? Here’s a printable Downloadable Checklist of ALL my books! Third, she is being rudely attacked by a vampire to whom she has not been properly introduced!įrom bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire, and the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate.ĭirect | Amazon | Kobo | | B&N | Apple | Foyles | Mcnally Robinson | Angus Robertson.Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead.~ Lauren Hutton Book most relevant to this post?Īlexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. ![]() “A lot of modeling is how much crap you can take.” This one has a much more YA style and appeal. Here’s a look at one of the covers for Soulless that never actually happened. I was particularly thrilled to find that Orbit’s art department actually had read the book, because there, on the spine was this: They apparently took a bit of influence from the Sophia Coppola Marie Antoinette movie poster and went to town adding a cheery modern edge that reflects the humorous tone of the book. Orbit tracked it down, figured out she was the rights holder, tracked her down, she tracked me down on Facebook, and. Turns out, she was the model in THAT exact image, which was photographed to sell a dress in her steampunk clothing store Clockwork Couture. “I’m just about to sign the contract for your book cover!”Īh, the wonders of the internet – nothing stays secret for long. ![]() So I figure they didn’t like it and continue working on the second book.Ībout a month later I get a friend notification out of the blue from someone named Donna Ricci on Facebook, with a note that says So I gank the image and send it off to Orbit, with a little note saying I was thinking something along these lines might be nice. (only Alexia has a larger frontal assault – so to speak). “That woman looks almost exactly as I imagined Alexia” Well, I belong to this wonderful LJ group called steamfashion and I was reading my friend’s page one day and this image pops up: I’d been resolutely trying not to think about covers, so I’m a little at a loss, but I promise if I come across anything inspiring I’ll send it along. They are testing me for some reason? I must be GOOD little author. I’ve always been told one thing: Authors have NO SAY in their cover art. Probably since Soulless combines so many sub-genre’s they’d like my input. Then, at some point, quite casually someone asks me about the cover. We’re nattering away, drinking too much, and I’m bubbling over with promotional ideas after listening to too many podcasts and going to too many panels on the subject.Īlex (publicist) and I go to town brainstorming. So, I show up for drinks with my editor at the “wheeler & dealer” hotel (yes there’s the party hotel and then there’s the hotel where you really meet people) only to find editor has reinforcements: Besides, it’s their business to know what sells, right? Her attitude: well, they bought it, they can wrap it in whatever they want.Just don’t even try, makes one look amateurish. She knows a few things about what to expect from the publishing industry, one of those things is: authors have no say in their covers.She’s got her outfits planned (two a day), her stilettos on (ouch), and is excited to meet her editor and her agent.Picture this: a newly minted author, familiar with the convention circuit but not with having sold a book, attending the Denver WorldCon.
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