tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post8227241502542907935..comments2024-03-07T13:15:51.124-05:00Comments on Marie Lavender's Books and Other Things: How Do You Picture Characters?Marie Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-77731515344732452012014-02-15T11:13:04.101-05:002014-02-15T11:13:04.101-05:00Thanks, Jessica!Thanks, Jessica!Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-1214667978450147422014-02-15T11:11:02.809-05:002014-02-15T11:11:02.809-05:00I agree. Sometimes covers don't match up with...I agree. Sometimes covers don't match up with the description in the book. I have a paranormal romance coming out soon, and I had to fight my cover artist about how the characters are actually supposed to look. Eventually, we both settled on something, but it was hard finding the right cover.Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-37954766021074276252014-02-15T11:08:01.593-05:002014-02-15T11:08:01.593-05:00Nice cover, Lindsay!Nice cover, Lindsay!Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-38268846887362357592014-02-15T11:07:11.393-05:002014-02-15T11:07:11.393-05:00That looks great, Lilo! :)That looks great, Lilo! :)Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-80148378447327687062014-02-04T08:16:22.278-05:002014-02-04T08:16:22.278-05:00I like this article and it certainly fits with wh...I like this article and it certainly fits with what happened to us. We had a good friend create our bookcover based on a summary and some descriptions of the characters. We gave him an idea for one cover and he came back with five 'proofs' for us to pick from. The funny thing was that he actually drew the climax of the book without realizing it, so we decided to go with that one. He did a great job and we love our cover so much. But I think it helps to have a cover artist that doesn't know the story by heart, because they can step in with a clear image and come up with something we as authors didn't even think of because we have the story and characters memorized so well. I love the covers you have and I think they worked out amazingly well. SnowTigrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02096331050308669474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-67659598831257797392014-02-04T03:39:42.797-05:002014-02-04T03:39:42.797-05:00The problem with images of characters is that they...The problem with images of characters is that they won't correspond to every reader's idea of how they should look. I have steered clear of photographic images for that reason and tried more for atmosphere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-73478661524867764382014-02-03T23:25:45.569-05:002014-02-03T23:25:45.569-05:00As I'm writing my regencies I tend to build my...As I'm writing my regencies I tend to build my characters throughout the book so at the end I've got a complete image in my mind what they look like. Occasionally I've got an idea before the book is finished and will present them to my cover artist, as in the case of The Masked Lady and The Murder.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716003019499843582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-7472823837936441982014-02-03T23:00:05.319-05:002014-02-03T23:00:05.319-05:00I was very happy with the way my book cover came o...I was very happy with the way my book cover came out. It absolutely represents what I had in mind. However, that is because I hired a photographer and we picked out the model and some of the accessories. My photographer did the photo digital editing to create the special effects. The only way it doesn't represent what I had in mind is in that I was thinking about having a wolf in the photo with her. Unfortunately, we couldn't find an image of a wolf at the correct angle to look natural. Plus the additional editing would have pushed us over budget.<br /><br />Click here for the image. http://lilojabernathy.blogspot.com/p/illustri.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044371164280851299noreply@blogger.com