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Some Finger Lickin’ Reviews, a Guest Post, and a Cover

June 8, 2011 / Uncategorized / 29 COMMENTS

Please join me at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist for my guest post with Margot Kinberg: 8 Ways to Keep Your Series From Going Stale.

I’ve got a guest post this morning at the Book Resort: Nancy, Trixie, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot…and Me.

I want to thank Mason Canyon at Thoughts in Progress and Diane at The Book Resort and Hart Johnson at Confessions of a Watery Tart for their generous reviews of Finger Lickin’ Dead.

Giveaway: A signed copy of Finger Lickin’ Dead: http://tinyurl.com/3j7rfcr

And I’ve got a new cover. :)

Publishing is funny…it’s very, very slow. Painfully slow. Then suddenly, everything moves at the speed of light. :) Here’s the cover for my November 1 release, Hickory Smoked Homicide:

Hickory Smoked Homicide

Thanks so much, everyone, for all your support and encouragement! I really do appreciate it. :) What do you think of the cover?

  9. I love it! It is so rich and yummy looking. You are one busy dame!
    Keep truckin’…

  10. I love the cover, and that is a fantastic title! (I’ve no idea what it means – what’s a hickory?! – but I love it!)

  11. Love the title for your next book! Clever titles for mystery books always make me pick it up. :)

    Congrats, Elizabeth! Heading on over to check out your guest posts now. :)

  12. I think the cover looks great! Good luck with everything. Foodies around the world will rejoice!

  13. LOVE the cover. I wish I could peek into the room where covers like this come into being, and see the process. Actually I was reminded of the children’s and teen girls’ books I read as a youngster when I saw this. So you’re right on track! Well done and congrats!

  14. I love all of your covers, not to mention the colorful and catchy titles! The glimpse of the “Finger Lickin’ Dead” cover scene in the background of “Hickory Smoked Homicide’s” cover is a brilliant touch. Do you create the titles, or provide any input on the titles and/or covers, Elizabeth?

  15. Sarah–I’m kind of hungry, myself! Feeling like some Brunswick Stew. :)

    Mallory–I appreciate it! :)

    Rebecca–Thanks!

    Laura–Thank you! They’ve had the same artist draw it, which I’m very grateful for.

    Jan–I’ll try to keep it coming!

    Margot–Thanks for hosting me today. :) I’m having fun at Confessions of a Mystery Novelist!

    Teresa–Thanks so much!

    Juliette–Thanks! Hickory wood is a favorite fuel for smoking BBQ in Memphis. :)

    Terry–Mine too! Except for the tiara, right? Ha!

    Laura–I appreciate your popping by to visit!

    Carol–Thanks!

    Stephen–I do have a few recipes in the back. :)

    Betty–Thanks! I didn’t think of it that way, but it *does* have that retro appeal, doesn’t it? Thanks so much! :)

  17. That’s an excellent cover! Nice and creepy and the artist is fantastic.

  19. Awesome cover! That giant pot is strangely menacing looking. Makes me think of Fried Green Tomatoes. *shiver* Congrats on your new release!

  22. Critique Sisters–I think so, too. I really wish I could draw! Must be so nice to be able to…

    Julie–Thank you!

    M.E. Summer–It *is* like that movie, isn’t it? Ha! Yes, the splashes of red really make it look sinister, I think.

    Cold As Heaven–Thanks so much!

    Helen–The cracked door was my favorite part. :) I can’t claim that I wrote the titles…but I think the copywriters did a fantastic job. I let the cover artists do their own thing, since I think that the artists and the marketing department know what sells a lot better than I do! But they do ask my opinion on the cover. :)

  23. I like the cover. It’s sort of ominous with the red sauce overflowing the pot and the metal handle heating up over the open flame.

  24. Wow. I think my eyes stopped working. They’re in shock from the awesomeness that is that cover!

  26. Karen–You’re too sweet–thank you!

    Helen–I like the shadows in it, too…

    Jeffrey–Ha! It’s blinding awesomeness! :)

    Alan–Me too! :)

    Alex–Thanks!

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