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« Reply #990 on: July 03, 2006, 11:22:09 AM »
What a great book cover you have put together! All kinds of summer bouqets to Brokebackbeauty and ChrisFewa and everyone in on this!
I remember commenting early about liking someone's suggestion of having letters in the background, so I'm glad they made it to the cover, because that's what we'been doing, writing and writing. And all other details on the cover perfectly reflect one mental image of what is Brokeback Mountain for us and the readers.
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« Reply #991 on: July 03, 2006, 01:54:32 PM »
Thanks so much for the compliments and for your suggestions, everyone.
We're reading and considering them all.

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« Reply #992 on: July 03, 2006, 02:32:45 PM »
That book cover is SOOOOOOO beautiful!!!!! I absolutely LOVE it!! Kiss
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« Reply #993 on: July 03, 2006, 03:48:31 PM »
The book cover is absolutely gorgeous!

ChrisFewa, Brokebackbeauty, Sheera, Kittyhawk and CowboyDave....

     



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« Reply #994 on: July 03, 2006, 03:52:21 PM »
I just looked again and the cover and started to weep. I am so proud to be a part of this project, and so grateful to Dave and this Forum and all of the amazing people here who have become such an important part of my personal Brokeback journey...

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for this experience.

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« Reply #995 on: July 03, 2006, 03:54:55 PM »
You're a sweetheart, Trish!   Kiss

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« Reply #996 on: July 03, 2006, 05:04:45 PM »
OK, Beyond Brokeback it is, on both front and back this time!  Wink
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« Reply #997 on: July 03, 2006, 05:10:16 PM »
The book cover is beautiful.  For me, because of what it represents,  it pulls at all the same emotions the movie and the book did and always will:
Love, longing, joy, passion, hope, dispair, loss...and awakening.  I know the inside of the book will do the same.  I'll treasure the book, and always be greatful to all the passion that went into birthing it.  Great work, gang.
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« Reply #998 on: July 03, 2006, 08:50:28 PM »
The book cover is stunning.  Great job Chris and bbb! Smiley
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« Reply #999 on: July 04, 2006, 04:19:24 AM »
Great book cover guys. Very stylish and eye catching. Well done!!
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« Reply #1000 on: July 04, 2006, 05:23:38 AM »
As an FYI, the copy on the back cover (inside the postcard) is not the final copy that will go onto the book cover. That copy has not been edited or proofed yet.

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« Reply #1001 on: July 04, 2006, 12:28:40 PM »
Quote from: doggedstrength on July 03, 2006, 10:49:32 AM
the claim may be true, WLAGuy.  my point is, why do we need to make it on the cover of this book?  it strikes me that we're giving it a "love my teddy bear" status, and that gives me the creeps.  what we do know is that BBM changed and inspired the people inside the book, the very people the reader is about to encounter once he opens the book and starts reading.  i say, let those stories in the book grab the reader and maybe even inspire the reader to change -- not some unprovable assessment that we slap on the cover in order to entice him to buy the book.  i'm anti-grandstanding.  my feeing is, let the posts, as originally posted, be.  they will do just fine in making the case for BBM's importance.

The reason we want something on the cover is that many people will pick up the book and read the cover blurbs (and the dustjacket blurbs if hardcover) to decide if they want to buy the book.  I know that's how I shop for books.  Even though I'm an extremely fast reader, and can quickly scan pages in the book, it's very difficult to get a sense of what the entire book is about without reading the cover/dustjacket blurbs.  For a lot of people, if the cover blurb doesn't grab them, they won't buy the book.  Those are the people whose attention we want to catch and hold.
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« Reply #1002 on: July 04, 2006, 12:38:28 PM »
Happy 4th, dogged strength and WLAGuy!

Thanks for your input. You can see from Pete's message above that he and Dave will have the final decision  about that text. My guess is that Pete's already read both of your opinions and is weighing the pros and cons of each approach! We'll just have to wait and see how it comes out.

When opposing are opinions are both well expressed, it really does help the big decision makers to reach a conclusion.

Thanks again,

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« Reply #1003 on: July 04, 2006, 08:20:35 PM »
The cover is totally Brokeback, which means great! I am so so impressed!!
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« Reply #1004 on: July 04, 2006, 08:28:00 PM »
Love your comment, DeTina! The cover just goes to show that we've got a lot of talented folks on this forum!

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