by Karyn Gerrard
I am very
excited to be here to celebrate my first (and not last) release with Decadent
Publishing! MY VAMPIRECOVER MODEL~ available August 10th
I had to do a
little research before I tackled the subject. I was inspired by cover model of
the moment Paul Marron, who went on a rock-star type tour with Paranormal
Romance best-seller Kresley Cole. My fevered brain began to spin: What if the
model posing as a vampire really was —a vampire? A couple of weeks later, I had
the short novella completed.
For research, I read many blogs from people who showed up at the events and I also read a lot of interviews with romance cover models to get a 'feel' for their motivation.
For research, I read many blogs from people who showed up at the events and I also read a lot of interviews with romance cover models to get a 'feel' for their motivation.
After reading
these interviews, I came to one conclusion:
I will
never attract a romance cover model.
Just about
every one of them loves the outdoors. Hiking! Camping! Rock Climbing!
Forget it. I
hate the outdoors. HATE. It started at age twelve when I went to Girl Guide
(Girl Scout in U.S.) summer camp. Of all the tents, only ours leaked. We had to
sleep for two nights in a spider infested woodshed. You haven't lived until
you've found a dead spider in your ass-crack. Needless to say, when my parents
showed up at the end of two weeks to get me, I fell to my knees in front of
them, sobbed my eyes out, and pleaded
for them to take me home.
LONE
EXCEPTION: I love the beach. If said cover model wants to take me to the beach
where a cool ocean breeze keeps the gross bugs away, I can sit there for hours.
Next thing these guys like: Exercise and Sports.
Forget it.
Back when I was young, slim and svelte I tried a myriad of sports. Judo,
Tennis, Field Hockey. HATED it. So I won't be joining said cover model in
kick-boxing and cardio workouts and sharing an alpha-sprout shake. Spending six
hours in the gym just doesn't appeal to me. Though I love watching baseball in
my leather recliner, Go Red Sox!
Which leads me
to the next point. All these guys want a woman who is fit, disciplined and
beautiful, inside and out. Yikes, I strike out again. I'm middle-aged,
overweight, and not really disciplined. Unless said cover model wants a chubby
cougar-type who can whip up gooey Mac and Cheese in a heartbeat, I'm ready! If
not, I'm toast. (Hey, I can make that, too!)
Beautiful?
I've been called cute, even pretty once or twice, but that's as high as it
goes. I'm no raving beauty. Also, I can be snarky and sarcastic and a tad
vindictive when pushed. I'm a cancer, so I love to cuddle and watch old movies.
I think one model liked that, so Jimmy Thomas, I'm your 'cuddle and watch
movies girl'!
So in
conclusion, I really don't have the prerequisites to attract a cover model.
Neither does the heroine in MY VAMPIRE COVER MODEL. Deanna is cute, not a
raving beauty, nor is she tall and slim. She works in a department store. Dean
charms ‘Burn the Cover Model’ nonetheless.
Kudos to these
hunky cover models for their intelligence, discipline, and good humor! (Great
abs also a bonus!)
So
share! Do you have what it takes to attract a cover model? Just go with me here
;)
A
random commenter will win a copy of
