Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
Not really. I was reading independently at a very young age.I was reading the newspaper to my Mom while she cooked dinner before I got into kindergarten. Probably one of the first books I read to myself was a children's illustrated Greek Mythology book. I always loved the Greek gods because they were so much fun! They embodied human traits, writ larger than life. They were bawdy and enjoyed life to the fullest. That's the kind of joie de vivre that I try to show my characters enjoying.
How do you approach cover design?
Usually my publishers provide an artist who designs a cover based on the information I supply as to the plot and main characters.
But since I decided to offer my novels here on Smashwords, my daughter designed the cover for my free book, Prescription For Love. My husband has been rereading the other books right before I put them up, and he's been designing the covers for those books. I'm not a big fan of "body part" covers, that show only a man's abs, or headless bodies. I want the cover to suggest to the reader who the book is about, and where it's set.
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