Cover Art

Just have to share this. I wasn't particularly thrilled with the cover art for my last novel so for my new wip I wanted to use the photo of the lion in my avatar. I finally located the photographer - in South Africa - and he's given me his permission to use it. I'm hoping if I present a publisher with the photo and written permission to use it, that I'll have more luck in getting it approved. Here's hoping. Fingers crossed.

Palmfrond said:

Good luck with that. My impression is that publishers assume that anything the author likes must be unmarketable.

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You may be right but I gotta try.

TWErvin2 said:

Ishtar'sgate,

You'll never know unless you pose the question with the photo and written permission to the pubisher. Hope it works out.

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Thanks. Me too.

foreverstamp said:

good luck with that. I like the picture. mind if I ask what publisher you're with? I suspect the smaller guys might be more open to the suggestion than the bigger guys.

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Yes, it's a small publisher with a great reputation. Thistledown Press purchased my novel, THE FIRST VIAL, and I'm hoping to interest them in my second manuscript once it's completed if I decide to try the unagented route again.