By Deborah Raney @AuthorDebRaney I just love stories about how a book cover came to be—the process of working with a publisher’s design team and models, or for some of the more creative among us, how you designed your own cover. Or in my case, how my husband designs the covers for my books. (He designed these beauties below!) But …
Entitled to Sell, Part 2
By Lynne Pleau Getting Creative In Entitled to Sell, Part 1, I showed you some different ways titles become memorable. Now let’s look at how do you create them. Start by defining your theme. In one sentence, capture what your piece is about. Next, define what you want your title to say about your piece. Jot down anything that comes …
Entitled to Sell, Part 1
By Lynne Pleau Blockbuster titles are hard to forget. You know the ones I mean: Star Wars, Godfather, Back to the Future, Jaws. They roll off the tongue. They sing with double meaning. And they stick with you for years. Don’t you wish you could create them? You can—if you know two things: what makes a title successful and how …
Using Titles, Hooks and Tropes to Break In at Harlequin Love Inspired
By Lee Tobin McClain Did you ever look at Harlequin Love Inspired books and wonder why their titles are so weird? Seriously, “The Hometown Sheikh’s Secret Baby?” But those titles work because they showcase the “hooks” that make readers want to read the books. Don’t scorn them; use them to discover the hooks that will help you sell your novel! …