Xtina Realizes the Power of the Nipple
Yesterday I received a hot-off-the-presses copy of MY FAIR TEMPRESS. It’ll be released on Tuesday and the first time I hold one of my books is always a special moment. I always thumb through, looking at the ads in the back for my books, the quotes in the front for my books and finally admiring my own prose. Yes, the release of a new book is always all about me, and I revel in it. Because although this is my twenty-seventh full-length novel to hit the shelves, there’s always a special feeling that comes with seeing my work in print. It’s like a caramel apple or a big fire in the fireplace in winter or that new car scent. It’s special and it happens all too infrequently. This time I had a special treat. I had seen the outside cover, but I hadn’t seen the drawing for the stepback (the inside cover.) So I peeked inside and … whoa. She’s gorgeous, he’s manly, and that nipple draws the eye like a bullet. As an author, we’re always curious about whether our covers make you pick up a book, so right now I’m asking – do you look at the stepback art when you pick up a book? Does it influence your buying? And most important, about this marketing trend toward manly bare-chested guys and their nipples – what do you say, yes or no? Posted: 05/11/2008
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