Image courtesy of Harlequin Junkie I've signed up to do the Nano smackdown with Savvy Authors and Entangled Press and scared as I am that I've bitten off more than I can chew, I'm already glad I signed up. Aside from meeting the lovely group of writers who'll be holding my hand through Nano, the Entangled editors are already helping us focus our conflicts and get our plots, characters and GMC sorted. If only we could have editorial feedback this early in the process on every book! Entangled are very big on being clear up front what tropes your story contains. Since I've never really thought of my stories in terms of tropes, this has been a steep learning curve for me, and I spent the weekend researching them. For those who, like me, were wondering what the hell a 'trope' is: it's a convention, or a familiar plot line or set-up, that is instantly recognisable to readers, a kind of 'shorthand' that helps both writer and reader identif...
Hmmm. I love the heart background, and the way the main section scrolls over it. The colour is strong and definite; the writing stands out clearly. Perhaps the heart logo with the man, roses and lady in red is one heart too many? maybe have a contrast there? (eg pink or white roses, or some shade of green to bring out the red. Purple or white go well with red; they're its counterpoint on the colour wheel.) But overall the effect is good. It suits you.
ReplyDeleteI love the edging, and as Judes said, everything reads well - but the red is very dark red - I'm guessing the templates don't give you much options such as choosing a slightly lighter shade? Do you know that there are sites where you can get free blogger templates and import them into blogger?
ReplyDeleteLike the edging! I think I may have to fiddle with my blog... It's so boring compared to yours! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love the heart background too! I didn't know there were new templates available either I will have to have a looksie.
ReplyDeleteI like it!
ReplyDeleteLove the hearts background but agree with most ladies that there's just too much red going on now! However - the whole effect has gone very bold! :-) Is this a sign of what's happening to you on a personal level too? :-)
ReplyDeleteI love it!! Very romance writerly. Of course, red is my favourite colour so in my opinion it's not possible to have too much red!
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous.
Love it, Romy.
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Love it, Romy, It's gorgeous. Maybe change the colour of the heroine's dress or the roses just for a bit of contrast?
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