Cover art: 'Searching for love' by Dzurlady (Harlequin challenge)

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

After the challenge was extended for a week, I got bitten by a plot bunny on crack, and began to write. This is not that fic - there was no way I was going to be finished in time to post it - but it is the cover. 'Searching for Love' - a loving homage to bad romance covers everywhere.





With thanks to delurker for beta viewing it.

Comments

[casspeach.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this challenge has been so fabulous, and I really love all the cover art as well as the fic.

This rocks so much, and I would totally read this book, even though I wouldn't normally read anything Harlequin-y at all.

Love the Pegasus imprint logo. It's the little details that put me in awe of the visual creativity of people in this challenge

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I particularly liked the logo too - it came out quite well. I was going to look for the stargate logo, but this works much better.

[delurker.livejournal.com]

You already know I like this - the pegasus on the spine! the colour! the dodgy computer generated picture for the front cover! the embossed look for the title! the romance blurb phrases! hee!

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you could tell that it was embossed - I was worried that it wouldn't be apparent in 2D. And the computer generated effect worked better than I had hoped. Thanks for helping me with it. :) *hugs*

[theodosia.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! Yeah, I'd definitely buy this book on the strength of the cover....

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Plus, bonus, because once I wrangle it into submission and it stops *growing* it will be Free. Yay fanfic! It's saved me so much money.

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

This is bloody brilliant! Sign me up for a copy when it comes out! :)

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Well, hopefully it'll come out. I've plotted it all and written some of it, but I suspect it'll take awhile. Thank you for the encouragement!

[ruggerdavey.livejournal.com]

This looks really, really good. Are you going to put the story up in the newly-created SGA Harlequin comm?

Amazing work on the cover.

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

When I finish it - I was so pleased to see the comm, because there was no way I was going to get it finished, let alone beta'd, in time to post it here.

[ruggerdavey.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think that comm is going to be really awesome.

[bibliokat.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to read the fic! The cover is awesome!

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was fun to make. :)

[darkseaglass.livejournal.com]

Adorable! And the plot sounds wonderfully crackful. Can't wait.

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

This is just the surface. Total crack, like everything else this challenge has produced. It's so much fun! And also shows just how many romances I've read in my time. It was a bit disturbing how easy it was to plot, actually...

[aruna-sharat.livejournal.com]

The cover is great! I love the little Pegasus on the spine. I can't wait to read the story :) !

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it. And I'm pretty fond of the Pegasus too. :)

[sp23.livejournal.com]

You need to get a job designing book covers, because I'm ready to go to Amazon.com and order this book! *g*

Great job.

And now with the advent of harlequin_sga, you can write your story and post it there!

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Phear my mad photoshop skillz! And it's nice to know that if the marketing doesn't work out I'll have a fall back career. Although, actually, romance covers are kinda fun. It could be an interesting job...

[auburnnothenna.livejournal.com]

Oh, perfect, just perfect. The logo and the number, because all those Harlequin and Silhouette novels are numbered. I would so pick this up and read it.

Plus Elizabeth as John's sister!

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

I love the number - I didn't even have to think about it, I knew it was number 78. :) And John and Elizabeth do have a sibling kinda vibe. It's so much fun figuring out how I could work everyone into the story, even if I don't know if they'll all make the final draft.

[auburnnothenna.livejournal.com]

And John and Elizabeth do have a sibling kinda vibe.

That's why I had to say something, because they so do! (Which is really funny coming from someone busily engaged in co-writing an epic where they really don't act like siblings. Except those in VC Andrews novels.)

I will so pounce on your story whenever it's finished. I have become a total crackfic addict.

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

That's why I had to say something, because they so do! (Which is really funny coming from someone busily engaged in co-writing an epic where they really don't act like siblings. Except those in VC Andrews novels.)
Yeah, that's the joy of SGA - there's so many different ways you can portray everyone, and it's still realistic.
(Yay for epic!)

[pionie.livejournal.com]

This is great! I *love* the strap line - perfect :)

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Oh, is that what it's called? Cool. I was just like 'I need a little... caption-y thing.' And it cracks me up - it's so cheesy!

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

oh, what a perfect cover! i'll totally read and enjoy #78...if you write :-)

but even the cover and the plot summary are enough to make me very happy!!!

thanks!

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I have the plot worked out, and I've written some of it, but it's turning out to be insanely long so it might take awhile. It's nice to get encouragement for it!

[duffy-99.livejournal.com]

The details on this are just marvelous! I would buy copies of this book for all my friends! I adore "the fragile love they've discovered"; I'm sure that will pop into my head the next time they're onscreen.

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Thank you - the details were fun! And have you noticed how their love is always fragile until the last few pages, when we discover that it is rock solid and they will Love each other for Eternity. In the meantime, we they have to be content with the porn. Yay porn!

[emyrys.livejournal.com]

This is a perfect cover. I spent many years buying romance novels, and this description would definitely have gotten me to take it home.

It would be wonderful if you'd write this story for the new Harlequin community! :-)

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

I spent many years buying romance novels, and this description would definitely have gotten me to take it home.
Really? Thank you! It was incredibly good fun. And it's such an identifiable style it was easy to try and imitate, but I was really worried I'd get it wrong. I sat down and thought 'Oh, I'll just do a quick cover...' And then I posted it, several hours later. Yay for challenges that stay open longer than they were meant to!
And I have started writing it, but it's getting kinda huge so it might be awhile. :) I'm so happy that the comm started up so I have somewhere to post it! Plus, more cracked out harlequin-y goodness.

[tonicollins.livejournal.com]

Yes, this cover would definitely get me to buy the book. Of course, I'd probably be in an airport bookstore and then would embarass myself by laughing out loud at the sheer joy of finding homoerotic romances as airplane reading.

I really need bittersweet chocolate.

[dzurlady.livejournal.com]

Yes, this cover would definitely get me to buy the book. Of course, I'd probably be in an airport bookstore and then would embarass myself by laughing out loud at the sheer joy of finding homoerotic romances as airplane reading.
Airport bookstores would be much improved by the addition of gay romance novels. So would long plane trips. *wants* That would be very cool.