tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post365630253900099480..comments2024-03-12T21:24:23.240-04:00Comments on Emily Bryan Romance: Mr. Romance & PW's Barbara VeyEmilyBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-55086322672980512682010-05-07T20:46:57.754-04:002010-05-07T20:46:57.754-04:00Hi Emily,
I sure hope to make it to an RT get toge...Hi Emily,<br />I sure hope to make it to an RT get together sometime soon, like next year. :) Sounds like it's an amazing time. I' so glad you write full time now too. :)More great books to read. Mia Marlowe is an interesting name. I like it. I love Highlanders so I look forward to your book written by Mia Marlowe. :)I will definitely pick up a book when I see a Highlander on the cover. Karen Marie Moning and Monica McCarty's covers of Scottish Highlanders actually sizzle.I also like your cover very much for Stroke of Genius. It's a very appealing cover. But truthfully Emily , all your covers are very nice.<br />Carol L.<br />Lucky4750@aol.comCarol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-5801605116060454252010-05-06T14:44:51.468-04:002010-05-06T14:44:51.468-04:00Janet Kaye--I picked Mia Marlowe. Mia is a fairly ...Janet Kaye--I picked Mia Marlowe. Mia is a fairly popular baby name now according to the Social Security Administration. And Marlowe is a placename in England. Since that's where most of my work is set, it fits. <br /><br />The name is also true to my ethnic background. My DH is Norwegian, but my family is mostly English on both sides. We've been in America since the 1600's (which tells me my ancestors were probably in trouble in the Old Country!)EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-64601858868337285552010-05-06T14:40:06.001-04:002010-05-06T14:40:06.001-04:00Elysa--Oh, I think you set things up perfectly for...Elysa--Oh, I think you set things up perfectly for Andrew to shine--what with your Granny or Trannie question. What a hoot! So many people I talked to couldn't believe we were all improvising up there. You were a stitch!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-55239873851572557122010-05-06T09:41:04.938-04:002010-05-06T09:41:04.938-04:00Emily,
I like your covers. Pretty.
I like wonderfu...Emily,<br />I like your covers. Pretty.<br />I like wonderful dresses but I want the woman with a head please.<br />Gardens and vineyards are great covers, with or without people.<br />Flowers bring out the best in us.<br />I agree with MINA- my books are out on display.<br />Also like your new name:<br />Mia Marlowe.<br />Did you pick it or did someone else?Janet Kay Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721858844413141516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-30913820180376670392010-05-06T08:27:59.368-04:002010-05-06T08:27:59.368-04:00I had so much fun at RT this year. Everyone was p...I had so much fun at RT this year. Everyone was pleasant and the workshops were helpful. When I heard the things some of the bloggers were going on about I wondered if they'd attended the same convention as I did.<br /><br />Meeting Barbara Vey was one of the high points of the convention for me. And getting to help with the Mr. Romance contest was exciting and fun. Like Emily I got to go on stage and ask my contestant, Andrew a question. His quick wit helped steal the show.<br /><br />Andrew was the best sport and such a doll. His self-confidence and lack of hubris makes him real hero material. His wife is a fortunate lady.<br /><br />Granny ElysaElysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149532952197876886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-70876976977111599842010-05-06T07:10:25.011-04:002010-05-06T07:10:25.011-04:00Pat--How interesting that you learn too much from ...Pat--How interesting that you learn too much from a cover model's eyes . . . windows to the soul, indeed.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-65137860916389573242010-05-06T07:08:32.177-04:002010-05-06T07:08:32.177-04:00Glynis--The STROKE OF GENIUS cover is classically ...Glynis--The STROKE OF GENIUS cover is classically appropriate since the story is sort of a revamping of the Pygmalion myth.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-58289694045926592652010-05-06T02:27:05.523-04:002010-05-06T02:27:05.523-04:00I am tired of clinch covers. I don't know wha...I am tired of clinch covers. I don't know what it is about the headless/partial head covers that are so popular right now, but I like them. It may be that I prefer to imagine my characters and seeing the eyes tell too much about them. I like covers that have items pertinent to the story. Land capes are goo.librarypatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-34359467281535603092010-05-06T02:16:23.113-04:002010-05-06T02:16:23.113-04:00Excuse me while I mop up my drool...
Your Stroke ...Excuse me while I mop up my drool...<br /><br />Your Stroke of Genius cover appeals to me as it is very Grecian. It would sit well in my Cypriot home on display.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-32675314033705696502010-05-05T21:02:30.097-04:002010-05-05T21:02:30.097-04:00Sandy--The only problem with using the blurb to ma...Sandy--The only problem with using the blurb to make a decision is that you can't be sure the author is responsible for those words. I didn't get to write my cover blurb until STROKE OF GENIUS.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-91757250561568620112010-05-05T20:59:07.314-04:002010-05-05T20:59:07.314-04:00Andrew! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Hope you e...Andrew! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Hope you enjoyed your RT experience. It was certainly a trial by fire for you.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-43868218590937731092010-05-05T19:02:23.084-04:002010-05-05T19:02:23.084-04:00I never buy a book by its' cover. The blurb o...I never buy a book by its' cover. The blurb on the back will make me look inside and what I find there will make me buy the book. <br /><br />I want to go to RT one day. It sounds like you had so much fun.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-23468258707127086192010-05-05T17:41:00.535-04:002010-05-05T17:41:00.535-04:00Great recap! The Mr. Romance competition was a bla...Great recap! The Mr. Romance competition was a blast. Thanks for coming in at the last minute to join in on the fun onstage!<br /><br />-- Andrew ShafferSt. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12168909648954999071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-35935232857258956962010-05-05T15:37:09.309-04:002010-05-05T15:37:09.309-04:00Interesting, V Princess. Looks like The Wolf and t...Interesting, V Princess. Looks like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Dove-Kathleen-E-Woodiwiss/dp/0380007789/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273088057&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">The Wolf and the Dove</a> has undergone at least 4 different cover treatments. <br /><br />Who knows how many others in international editions?EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-9817871972863884432010-05-05T15:29:19.155-04:002010-05-05T15:29:19.155-04:00Kim--There are some seriously mean people out ther...Kim--There are some seriously mean people out there who delight in running others down. IMHO, they do not represent the romance world. <br /><br />Romance is about love, whether we deserve it or not. Maybe especially if we don't deserve it. <br /><br />When the women's movement first began, they started emulating some of the worst of men--viewing members of the opposite sex as merely a collection of body parts, for example. <br /><br />We are all so much more than the houses of flesh we inhabit. I pity those who cannot see that.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-10206403475764228042010-05-05T13:47:05.342-04:002010-05-05T13:47:05.342-04:00A perfect example of your strong heroine (Lady Ais...A perfect example of your strong heroine (Lady Aislinn)that brings her alpha(Wolf)to heel is this new cover for The Wolf And The Dove http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FC14LM/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1570960291&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1M9B95BVGS25X41FP<br />On this cover you have Lady Aislinn in a pretty gown standing beside some flowers.The Viking Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225539857269326677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-48327440050588678812010-05-05T13:11:32.669-04:002010-05-05T13:11:32.669-04:00Emily, thank you for a pleasant review of RT and M...Emily, thank you for a pleasant review of RT and Mr. Romance (other blogs sites are sharpening their nails on negative comments about the contestants).<br /><br />Barbara's blog was also pleasant and upbeat. By far, she provided a well written column for several days.<br /><br />I look forward to RT in LA!Kim in Baltimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-43662866647820531012010-05-05T13:06:32.534-04:002010-05-05T13:06:32.534-04:00tsueversteeg-I'm glad my cover speaks to you! ...tsueversteeg-I'm glad my cover speaks to you! Thanks for planning to buy my book. I so appreciate every one of my readers!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-73419345731771257352010-05-05T13:00:15.440-04:002010-05-05T13:00:15.440-04:00Deb--I think the point of the headless heroine is ...Deb--I think the point of the headless heroine is so the reader can put her own face on the figure.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-79931799502044616652010-05-05T12:58:55.463-04:002010-05-05T12:58:55.463-04:00Cindy--YOu were a terrific judge! And the nice thi...Cindy--YOu were a terrific judge! And the nice thing about Jamie is that he's the poster boy for "Handsome is as handsome does!"EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-44334128309229836002010-05-05T12:55:43.364-04:002010-05-05T12:55:43.364-04:00Viking Princess--I think it depends on whose story...Viking Princess--I think it depends on whose story it is. If it's all about the alpha, a guy on the cover makes sense. If the primary POV is the clever heroine who brings him to heel, a girl in a gorgeous gown works.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-29708768194054033422010-05-05T12:52:49.284-04:002010-05-05T12:52:49.284-04:00Mina--Good point. If I were still working at the b...Mina--Good point. If I were still working at the bank, I could put STROKE OF GENIUS up in my office. (However, I'm so glad to be writing full time instead!)EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-58810980151370193742010-05-05T12:50:39.236-04:002010-05-05T12:50:39.236-04:00Caroline--I have to give my editor Leah credit for...Caroline--I have to give my editor Leah credit for the STROKE OF GENIUS cover. It's her concept after reading the manuscript. I always try to write "out of the box" stories and she's given me an "out of the box" cover!EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-62058475629674865572010-05-05T12:25:47.102-04:002010-05-05T12:25:47.102-04:00Lori--RT was tons of fun. And I got to visit with ...Lori--RT was tons of fun. And I got to visit with Barbara a couple times, once for lunch on the last day there. She knows so much about the romance genre (and a ton of others too!) I would not want her travel schedule.EmilyBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542349086762747179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217012316587200736.post-46412213753805445542010-05-05T11:41:44.680-04:002010-05-05T11:41:44.680-04:00Even thought Stroke of Genius is already on my mus...Even thought Stroke of Genius is already on my must-buy list, I'd pick it up anyway. A cover has to tell me a story in itself for me to pick it up on a whim, and yours does that. <br /><br />And might I say WOW and *drool* on the subject of Mr. Romance. *fans self* Is the heat on in this place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com