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Bonus Cover Stories: Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood, by Eileen Cook
The lovely Eileen Cook is here to share the story of her new release, Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood.
"There is a scene in the book where the main character dresses up a Barbie doll in a cheerleader outfit and then chucks it into a wood chipper. I thought it would be fun to show someone holding a Barbie doll by it's hair and sticking a pin into it- voodoo style.
"I shared my idea, but the art department warned me that Barbie is trademarked so they frown on people sticking pins in her on book covers. 
The designer did like the concept so she ordered a custom made doll from China and created the cover we ended up with (left).
"I believe I may have actually squealed out loud when I saw the final cover (above). I was THRILLED. I think it's super eye catching and captures the book perfectly.
"I really lucked out in that my editor and the art department have always been open to my making comments and feedback. There was a very early version of the cover that showed a girl staring out looking snarky and while I didn't hate it- I thought the picture could have been on a thousand different books. It didn't feel unique. The art director also wasn't thrilled with her first version so it was back to the drawing board.
"We went through about three versions. The first was the most different as it was a photo of a girl, then the cover we have now but with a plain white background and then the cover as it currently exists.
"The cover is a photo shoot of the doll they ordered. The doll came wearing a pair of lacy panties. Makes you sort of wonder about who typically orders these dolls. Her panties didn't make the shoot.
"This is my favorite cover. I love pretty much everything about it from the picture to the color and the font."
I'm always kind of mesmerized by doll covers, and this one is especially intriguing with the knife (and also the back story of how she arrived in just panties--yikes). I also think they got the colors/fonts right. What do you guys think?
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Comments (8)
The yellow background is just PERFECT; it really makes everything "pop". I love how they ordered a doll specifically for the shoot... the cover is just awesome; I saw it elsewhere a few days ago and it's really stuck with me.
Posted by Ashley | January 7, 2010 1:56 PM
I was curious to hear the cover story behind this one. Great stuff. Congrats on the release, Eileen!
Posted by Debbie Rigaud | January 7, 2010 3:09 PM
I'm really looking forward to reading this one, and I'm lucky enough to have an ARC. It looks so fun! Great cover story, ladies!
Posted by E. Kristin Anderson (Emily) | January 7, 2010 4:28 PM
I opened your blog and gasped with delight - I love it! "Back" story, tee hee.
Posted by holly cupala | January 7, 2010 11:31 PM
The cover is actually what had drawn me to the book in the first place. I can not wait to read it, it is on my wish list.. :) Great post!
Posted by Trisha | January 8, 2010 8:28 AM
Whoa... It's one of those books where you have to flip it over before sleeping because it's so creepy!
Posted by hannah s. | January 8, 2010 7:15 PM
I adore this cover - I really think the color makes it pop more and the doll idea = genius!
Posted by Jennifer aka yabooknerd | January 11, 2010 1:41 PM
Love the cover but more impressed in that you actually had some say in the cover. Having little or no control of the artwork is one of the biggest complaints that I have noticed when reading comments from the author. Way to go girl!
Posted by Lisa Richards | January 15, 2010 3:28 PM