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The word "next" would imply there were others. Were there other Michelle LIVE events?? If so, goodness knows where I've been living in the last few months. I seem to have missed that. Erm, @AgentPete is this an fb / YT event like the pop-ups? I guess my question would be where can I watch this?
I'm fairly sure they are on Michellepaver.com... hold on... here you go
: https://www.michellepaver.com/ask/
Too right! These are the things we dream of!You know you've done something right when they tattoo your book cover on their bodies
Interesting it is too. Very.
Sorry I missed it but I teach my English evening class on a Monday... I'll watch it now.
Yes, I found it interesting too. If you know about a book, fine- you buy it. But I'm sure there are many people who, like me, just look around, it is then I believe, that it is the cover that actually sells the book. So if the cover doesn't attract my eye, it doesn't get picked-up. And this is it, what does attract my eye? Very often it depends on what I'm looking for. If I'm looking for fun, then anything lighthearted or cartoonish will make me pick it up. If I want romance, well I'd probably look for a heart, or something and so on... What would put me off is something confusing, fuzzy. Prominent lettering would make me look and so would a bold, unusual image... nothing, bland or wishy-washy. But that's just me, my taste. That's why when I was commissioned to write a history of Rajasthan since I worked for an architect who restored a Royal Palace there, and I also had to design the cover I chose a majestic drawing from the architect to show what it was about and as the title "RAJPUT" (Son of a King) actually summarised who it was about, I placed it at the top of the book in big red letters, then as I was a "no-one" placed my name at the bottom of the book, in the same colour so there would be a balance and not a contrast but in much smaller dimensions. That's something else to bear in mind. Is the author more important than the title or vice-versa? They cannot be the same size- one must predominate, if you don't want to cause a kind of blur in people's eye- and the same goes for the imagery. But as I said, that's just what I think.
