17 Responses to “Voting AGAIN”

1. 

   Kathryn said on March 6th, 2010 at 5:18 pm

   You just don’t want to let go of that #2 do you? Say, um, did anyone vote for that one? That’s okay, Victoria. I’ll hold it over your head when you tell me my middle is still saggy.

   #4 works for me.

   K

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   Kathryn said on March 6th, 2010 at 5:35 pm

   Two votes from my college going son and college bound daughter – both for #1.

   I pleaded with them for the life of your ampersand.

   Roland said, “Your editor says to cut it.” He said #1 is simple and he likes the font size.

   K

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   Jeffrey Russell said on March 6th, 2010 at 6:28 pm

   Definitely #4. I’d picked #3 before, but everything that is good about that one is better in #4.

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   Gretchen said on March 6th, 2010 at 7:38 pm

   Absolutely #4. I was going to suggest something like that in the first round of voting, but I wasn’t sure I was allowed to vote for something that didn’t exist. (I hate to be labeled a trouble maker!) Now that my favorite option exists, I’m voting for it!

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   Victoria said on March 8th, 2010 at 10:24 am

   Thanks, everyone! You’ve been a great help.

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   Kathryn said on March 8th, 2010 at 2:33 pm

   Hi Victoria,

   We had a showing, so I had to leave the house. Roland and I went to Borders. While he looked at books on torturing parents, I went to the how to write fiction aisle.

   Did you know, all of the books were turned spines out? (Inventory) So, be sure to have an attractive spine too.

   Anyway, I turned a few around: Plot and Structure – some weird street scene, The Art of War for Writers – too manly, The Call of the Writer’s Craft – an inkwell.

   Without a doubt, any one of your covers is a thousand times more inviting than what I saw today.

   K

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   Victoria said on March 8th, 2010 at 2:58 pm

   That’s an excellent point, Kathryn—thanks. I was going to do a black spine, but you’re right, that’s where you need to catch people’s eye. Maybe I’ll use the compacted title so many people liked there.

   The Art of War is popular right now. I’ve heard of it, but haven’t read it. Why would I want to learn how to wage war against my readers? Unless it’s a book about writing about war, in which case ditto only more so. Plot & Structure is by James Scott Bell. He’s been around the workshop circuit for a very long time. Weirdly enough, for The Call Amazon has the cover of different book by the same author: 2 Drafts to a Bestseller. And I’m thinking, “Two drafts of WHAT? Guinness?” That kind of tells you the mentality of that author. I imagine it sells like hotcakes. (It’s the correct cover on B&N.)

   Thanks for the compliment! I do love how the cover came out.

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   Diane Meier said on March 8th, 2010 at 4:58 pm

   Victoria –
   I’m Diane Meier — My first novel (The Season of Second Chances) is coming out on the 30th of this month -and I’m in that same countdown mode. (Yikes). But in real-life, I have a marketing business and I’ve won most of the marketing and design industry’s top awards, with work published in magazines and text books all over the world.

   So – long and windy (sorry about that) way of getting the background in that affirms a position from both sides of the aisle. And having done that. let me send you a hearty Brava!!!

   What a wonderful cover. You so beautifully suggest a ‘craftsman’ approach with the type and the color family, and you blend the warmth of hand and heart with the residential idea of where one writes (or — even better — where one wishes they did). It’s just marvelous. My book cover makes use of a few of William Morris’ flowers — as part of the story involves the use of William Morris paper in an old Victorian house. So Arts and Crafts is very much in my mind these days.

   And since you’ve asked — #4 is definitely my first choice – the ampersand is only part of the appeal.

   One more thing — As suggested above, I can’t encourage you enough to recognize the importance of a spine that sings!

   I wish you wonderful luck and long to hear how you progress.
   V best –
   Diane Meier

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   Kathryn said on March 8th, 2010 at 5:47 pm

   Hey,

   That gives me an idea. Do you think there is room on the shelves for “Fifty Drafts to Nowhere?”

   I’d like to see you come up with that cover!

   K

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    Victoria said on March 8th, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    Diane, thank you so much for coming by and explicating my cover. Even if I never published the book, now I could go around bragging about the comments I got on the cover of it.

    Congratulations on your novel! It’s a big month.

    Kathryn, I have to tell you about a friend in college who needed to write a paper on something like nihilism. I forget the details. But, anyway, he asked me for advice, and I told him to turn in a blank page. So he did. (His professor said, “I’ll let you get away with it this time, but don’t ever try it again.”)

11. 

    Sue Z Smith said on March 9th, 2010 at 5:53 am

    Sorry to be weighing in on the late side, Monty, but I pick Door #1 This is so exciting! Sz

12. 

    Teresa said on March 9th, 2010 at 9:39 am

    I still like #2 best.

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    Victoria said on March 9th, 2010 at 10:16 am

    See, Kathryn??

    Also, since you asked, one of the VERY FIRST voters picked #2 (on Twitter), and he is a professional designer who designed a very beautiful cover for his own book.

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    Kathryn said on March 9th, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    I happened to notice that “Teresa” did not leave a picture. I would like to inform you that I am also fluent in Lemurian and therefore know… that the English translation for Teresa is…Victoria.

    Yep, you gotta get up pretty early in the morning to fool me.

    K

15. 

    Victoria said on March 9th, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    Kathryn’s messing with us, Teresa.

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    Teresa said on March 12th, 2010 at 8:05 am

    How do I get a picture on there. I have one on my blog.

    T.

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    Victoria said on March 12th, 2010 at 10:05 am

    Huh. That’s a stumper. My husband will know. I’ll ask him when he gets back from running errands.

    But you notice Kathryn doesn’t have a photo EITHER. For all we know, she’s some Taiwanese guy who wants to sell us Viagra.