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Look, look! Oct is almost here ;-).
Jed time is coming! This is the new Virtually Hers cover. Hope y'all like it!
Found these from emails and files. Anyone knows who Teh Pretty is? I'm sure he's a model and I'd love to see whether I can usehave him for Virtually Hers ;-).
Anyway, it's Saturday. Eye candy is good for Saturday.
Continuing from yesterday....
11) from Leilani: Cartoon covers
I've totally forgotten about those chick-lit covers! Never did like them. Could never figure out why they were so popular, but they are now synonymous with chick-lit.
12) from Kathleen: Cassie Edward type covers
You know, the "white man in Indian costume" ones. Say no more.
Great additions, girls! Keep them coming.
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I'm going to have to figure out a semi-permanent stickie for the top of the blog. I'm getting tons of emails asking about Virtually Hers and why it can't be found in stores because August is here already. :-( Maybe a stickie up there explaining the delay and the possibility of an electronic download through eHarlequin this December will stem some of the frustration and anger. I'm so, so sorry about the delay, girls. I promise to work hard behind the scenes and get some good news about either the book or the e-download, 'kay?
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Reading right now: the ARC for Tara Janzen's ON THE LOOSE. Nyah, nyah.
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In One Month: Bones!!!! And Gregory House!!!! Like multiple orgasms ;-).
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Two of my mutant poms are going to have surgery for their teeth this morning. I'm a worried momma, of course, since one of the furbabies is eleven. I get anxious because I keep reading about horror stories of dogs allergic to anaesthesia and complications from it, etc.
Of course, when I told Ranger Buddy, he said to just take the mutants to HIS dentist, who didn't use any painkillers on him. Remember? She of the Gollum Teeth. I still shudder at the memory of what she did to his bottom teeth! RB's finally had his bridge in and although they look straight and white, they don't align with his top teeth right because I* can tell his bite looks different. LOL. Ah well, the man just never listened when I told him to use my dentist.
By the way, since the Mexican crapenters have been replaced, he had been slacking in his Spanish lessons. We still yell "Pellegro" when we throw stuff off the roof, though, but no one down there pays attention because they don't speaka de Spanish. Sheesh. Now we have to learn English all over again....
I can't wait for when we get German crapenters. Then I get to play teacher ;-). I can so see it now. While throwing shingles off the roof, the guys are trying to enunciate the "ch" in Achtung! and Ich weiss nicht (since that's the standard answer for any questions I have about why something is not done right). I bet my crew is the only group of construction dudes who can chew tobaccy, yell in obscene Chinese, and talk romance book terms ("she writes romantic suspense, man!);-P.
I brought up trend of showing the women's back/side of face with an intricate tattoo design on covers lately. Here are some cover trend memories from the comments yesterday.
1) Fabio, Fabio, everywhere.
Yes, who can forget those women sitting adoringly at his feet, head of hair strategically placed in front of his loins? ;-) Actually, these are still very popular among cover collectors, especially Johanna Lindsay covers.
2) From Leilani: Gothic darkness with woman in nightgown carrying a candle.
Those were popular in the seventies, weren't they? There were a lot of gothics being written then. They were the new sexay because the hero was always so mysterious and scary.
3) From Fern: Pretty fonts on covers, with a stepback showing scenes from the story.
Those were pretty! That was also in the seventies and maybe early eighties. I enjoyed artwork very much, especially the medieval ones.
4) Sarah: Tiny pictures, huge titles/author names
I didn't like those. The colors of those covers were always green too, if I remember ;-). But the embossed fonts look good from the shelf.
5) Me: Running couple
Made popular in romantic suspense. Never liked it.
6) Male chest
There were quite a few for a while! Not so much any more unless it's an erotica. I liked some of them, especially when ones depicting a cowboy hat hiding the face and the male's wearing some nice jeans ;-). Disliked the ones showing faces, for some reason, like the smugly grinning Sandra Hill one, with his come-here finger. Yuk.
7) A chair. Or a bench. Or a swing. No one is ever sitting on these items.
Women's fiction, anyone? These never tempt me. They just seem to suggest that the stories inside will be bland.
8) Very pretty fans.
9) Very pretty back of some Regency gown, with hand holding fan or something lacy.
8 and 9 are now popular in historical novels. Along with bottom half of Regency gown showing a leg.
10) Historical clinch covers don't bother me. I find some of them very pretty to look at. I know many readers don't like them because they are embarrassed to read the books in public. But hey, blame that infamous movie photo of Rhett carrying Scarlett off! They started it ;-). The women do have impossibly thick heads of hair, though, LOL.
That's all I can come up with right now.
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For something completely differently, check out this video of Filipino prisoners doing Michael Jackson's THRILLER while incarcerated. While watching it, I kept thinking of the TV show Prison Break ;-). I don't think Michael and Linc(from PB) would be dancing with their criminal pals. But I could see Tea Bag playing the role Michael Jackson's girlfriend in the video. LOL.
Seriously, I wonder how many hours of practice these dudes put in?!
And now will we get rival prison Dance videos from all over the world? I smell a trend....
First, make an oath: "I promise I won't shriek. Or gasp. Or giggle. I promise I won't die choking."
Now, take a deep breath.
Breathe out.
Take another one. You're gonna need it, baby.
Breathe out. Think of a nice safe place. Visualize it for a few seconds. Say out loud: "I can do this. I'll not be affected by what I'm going to do."
Stretch your hands out as if you're embracing the world.
Smile bravely.
Bring your arms foreward. Cover your eyes.
Do not open your eyes. Open your fore and third fingers a crack.
Just a teeny weeny crack, not too big, just big enough to be able to see enough.
Now take a brave peek. No, you can't shriek. Or gasp. Or giggle. You promised! You PROMISED!
Behold. This is Kaitsja, meaning The Guardian in Estonian.
That is Vivi and Jazz.
Yes. :dies: :tears in eyes: I'm allowed. I didn't promise. YOU did, so you are only allowed to stare. At Jazz Zeringue, sexy Cajun navy SEAL.
:stabs self in chest:
:stabs eyes:
To reprogram shorted-out brainage, go to http://www.daglowworld.blogspot.com/ and look at real Jazz.
I will now go look in the fridge. I need alcohol.
MAY 07
