Comments on: The Monday Realness http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:43:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Mary everett http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-793 Mary everett Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:38:19 +0000 http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-793 Yes C J is a real sweetheart and not just to the authors. H e is careing and thoughtful to his fans too. I had plenty of hugs from him at R T 2006 . His picture was not even supposed to be on the E C Quickie series as they rewarded his years of work for them by fireing him just after RT. They have since continued to use his image on thier books without his permisson or any kind of repayment. Apparently they cant afford him but they can't sell books without him Yes C J is a real sweetheart and not just to the authors. H e is careing and thoughtful to his fans too. I had plenty of hugs from him at R T 2006 . His picture was not even supposed to be on the E C Quickie series as they rewarded his years of work for them by fireing him just after RT. They have since continued to use his image on thier books without his permisson or any kind of repayment. Apparently they cant afford him but they can’t sell books without him

]]> By: Solaine http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-99 Solaine Mon, 05 Jun 2006 22:16:41 +0000 http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-99 I think i only asked one question, but in a very incoherent way. I blame final papers. I think i only asked one question, but in a very incoherent way. I blame final papers.

]]> By: Ann Vremont http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-98 Ann Vremont Mon, 05 Jun 2006 21:15:55 +0000 http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-98 apparently there are at least two dorky readers who do ;-) not sure what the other q is? having male romance models at book signings? EC is only one i've heard of, but then i don't pay much attention there are, of course, the Mr. Romance contest at RT every year (or whatever conference) -- that is a reader draw, too apparently there are at least two dorky readers who do ;-)

not sure what the other q is? having male romance models at book signings? EC is only one i’ve heard of, but then i don’t pay much attention

there are, of course, the Mr. Romance contest at RT every year (or whatever conference) — that is a reader draw, too

]]> By: Solaine http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-97 Solaine Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:13:19 +0000 http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-97 It is a great marketing technique and not used very often in selling books, has it? It wasn't even a review, more a convo and then I was like, what dorky readers actually IM about this stuff? It is a great marketing technique and not used very often in selling books, has it?

It wasn’t even a review, more a convo and then I was like, what dorky readers actually IM about this stuff?

]]> By: Ann Vremont http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-96 Ann Vremont Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:08:51 +0000 http://www.colorfulreviews.com/reviews/2006/06/05/the-monday-realness/#comment-96 IM review ... interesting way to do one CJ was, if I remember my Old Testament correctly, the first professional model who would give EC a chance. Other models EC tried to contract for covers wouldn't risk the negative potential to their careers by doing an EC cover (whether because erotic, ebook, who knows). I guess there is a loyalty factor. I've been in the same room as most of the EC cavemen ... I know I haven't had the pleasure of meeting the guy in the pic below http://www.ellorascave.com/covers/EC_TftT3_sm.jpg But I hear he's a tremendous sweetheart and works with the authors at signings (i.e. he will come and sit between two authors and switch around between which authors he's with rather than attracting reader traffic away from where the authors are signing). You can sell, it's said, a helluva lot more books if he's snuggled up against you (and even if you don't, dayum, makes it worth the 400 mile round trip). (and, when I say "i hear" -- i mean authors i've signed with have no problem giving their real opinion on some of the cover models -- so safe bet he really is a sweetheart) this guy in the pic below works the room pretty well, too. http://www.ellorascave.com/covers/EC_doto1.jpg isn't necessarily an author's best friend in the way the other is, but has a very convincing way about him that can make a reader think he was there just for her. IM review … interesting way to do one

CJ was, if I remember my Old Testament correctly, the first professional model who would give EC a chance. Other models EC tried to contract for covers wouldn’t risk the negative potential to their careers by doing an EC cover (whether because erotic, ebook, who knows). I guess there is a loyalty factor.

I’ve been in the same room as most of the EC cavemen … I know I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting the guy in the pic below

http://www.ellorascave.com/covers/EC_TftT3_sm.jpg

But I hear he’s a tremendous sweetheart and works with the authors at signings (i.e. he will come and sit between two authors and switch around between which authors he’s with rather than attracting reader traffic away from where the authors are signing). You can sell, it’s said, a helluva lot more books if he’s snuggled up against you (and even if you don’t, dayum, makes it worth the 400 mile round trip). (and, when I say “i hear” — i mean authors i’ve signed with have no problem giving their real opinion on some of the cover models — so safe bet he really is a sweetheart)

this guy in the pic below works the room pretty well, too.
http://www.ellorascave.com/covers/EC_doto1.jpg

isn’t necessarily an author’s best friend in the way the other is, but has a very convincing way about him that can make a reader think he was there just for her.

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