Some things don’t need too much of a segue. That said, presenting the new cover for Cracked Up to Be….
You guys, I thought I’d have a hard time letting go of the old cover–but as soon as I saw this one? It was not so hard as I thought. And you guys know how much I loved the old one (A LOT). But this cover is like the old cover on STEROIDS! But good steroids! Not the kind that, you know. Kill you. Or get medals taken away from athletes and stuff. STEROIDS THAT MAKE YOU HOT WITH NO ILL SIDE EFFECTS. I LOVE IT! Thank you, St. Martin’s Press. I don’t mean to brag or anything, but. ~*RPATTZ*~ has got nothing on this cover.
Although you know what would be hot. If me, RPATTZ and my new book cover were in the same room together. Oh yeah.
*fans self*
Uhm.
AND! That’s not all. Because the cover can go back up… yes, that means… SO CAN THE TRAILER, which apparently not everyone saw in the two days it was on the internets. This time it’s here to stay, people! I promise! But enough of my rambling! Without further ado…
You will notice some VERY minor corrections to the trailer. The cover image being one of them. The other is that it now says COMING JANUARY 2009. This is because apparently any book that comes out after a certain point in December is a January 2009 release. Which means if you get my book in December, YOU WILL BE HOLDING A BOOK FROM THE FUTURE.
SO BASICALLY MY BOOK IS A TIME LORD OR SOMETHING.
And if that is not incentive for people to buy it, I honestly don’t know what is.
Thanks for seeing me through this part of a very crazy and awesome ride, people. I hope you dig the new cover and improved trailer as much as I do.
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Friday September 5th, 2008 @ 3:29pm
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Shazam! That’s hot!
OMH I LOVE IT! It is like the old cover only 1000 times more awesome!
(It is anyone’s guess what OMH stands for. Oh My Hell, perhaps?)
Very, very nice! Cover is excellent. Book trailer is excellent. And I cannot resist a Book From The Future!
Laura: Thankee!
Annika: THANK YOU a 1000 times! And… Oh My Hell sounds good enough to me. *adds to lexicon*
Sandmore: Thank you! I knew you wouldn’t. ;)
I so want a Book from the Future. Can I have it now?
Susan: *cracks up*
No, no. Cracked up TO BE.
Nice!!!
Congrats on the new cover–it looks AMAZING!
Susan: STOP MAKING ME LULZ.
Helene: Thank you so much!!! Congrats on your upped release date!!!
I LOVE IT! Even more than before!
WOAH. I was one of those people who didn’t catch it the first time around. HOW EXCITING. <3 <3 <3
Nova: Thank you!!!!
S: <333333!!!
YES! I get to rock out to your trailer music some more! WHEE.
Also, the cover is (still) hot (some more). And is it just me hallucinating or did they do something a little different with the typeface? I like.
YAY! And yes and no? Hee–the same typeface, I believe but in a different location on the cover, which might give it a new look? Eee.
Wow, a book trailer that actually makes you want to read the book! Good job…
Nice cover and trailer Courtney :)
Yahoo! Same feel, same concept, still matching the story and character, still rocking the plaid pleated skirt, all the better, even better!
If your book is a Time Lord, may I please request that my copy be the Tenth Doctor?
!!!! Totally cool. And even cooler that your book is a Time Lord. Can your book hook me up with David Tennant, because that would make me love your book even more than I already do.
Daisy: YAY!
Brian: Thankee!
LW: Thank you! And dude, your copy is totally the Tenth Doctor. ;)
Briony: !! Ahahah, I think I just promised David Tennant to Little Willow but.. what about Chris Eccleston?! Does no one love him??? ;)
I *<3* Christopher Eccleston, and I’ve totally decided to ~SEE~ 28 Days Later this October in his honor. (OMG, I LOVE October – horror movie madness!!)
So, I already told you your new cover is Fawesome, and you totally just pwn your new trailer. AND I’M SO GLAD IT’S ALL BACK UP!!!!!! I was totally chair-dancing to Brad Sucks – I do every time.
Srsly!! I LUV the new girl! And I LUV that she still doesn’t have a head!! LOL. Really, I think she looks more REAL in this version. She kinda seemed stiff and too straight before, but now she’s all lolling on a bench and feeling dubious – YOU CAN TELL. <3 <3
Yes! That’s 8 parts awesome, 12 parts wicked!
I mean, not to brag, but I’ve already GOT the book from the future!
(and people: IT. IS. INCREDIBLE.)
Even so, I’m totally slappin’ down some dead prez paper to get the new cover and all that jazz just in time for Jesus’s b-day. Seeing the trailer and having read 3/4 of CUTB already, makes it EVEN cooler!
Wow, yo. Just…wow.
Okay. How do I change my avatar/icon? I’m always crabby, square-faced, purple head.
your book is not a time lord!
Emily: GOD HE’S GREAT IN 28 DAYS LATER, Y? Everything that man acts in, he turns to gold. Although, to be honest, 28 Days Later was already gold. I cannot wait for October for the horror movies alone. THANK YOU FOR LUVING MY COVER. I LUV THAT YOU LUV IT. AND APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS. ~*SPARKLE HEARTS*~
TKT: Aw, shucks! I will not be able to walk through a door without getting my head stuck in it if you keep it up. I am very glad you’re enjoying it (AND RELIEVED). Thank you!!! RE: avatars–you have to go here and get a gravatar: http://www.gravatar.com/ <- it explains how to do it. Worthy move to make! If you comment on any blog system that recognizes gravatars (wordpress is a big one), your own icon (that you can change at any time–the picture is tied to the email you submit to gravatar and you can submit more than one!) will show up when you comment. Yay!
Kelvin: HOW DARE YOU IT IS SO. IT IS THE GREATEST TIME LORD OF THEM ALL.
Wow! Courtney, that’s so surreal!! I can’t believe how similar they are. I love it! The green kilt and the bench make it even better than the previous cover. You seriously have to get that blown up to poster size and hang it on your wall! CONGRATS!
I love this one even more. Although if you would have asked me I would’ve told you it would not be possible… wait, what’s that sound…
my heart exploding?
I love love love it.
C.K.: Ee! Thank you! I can’t believe how close it is too–I was so thrilled that they matched it up and pumped it up as much as they did. Yay!
Vero: !!! Thank you! Love love.
It looks fantastic. And being from the future too…? Well, that just clinches the deal!
Yay!
nooooooooooooooooooo, mr tennant is the greatest time lord of them all.
Sweet!
Kelvin: NO MY BOOK IS SO THERE
Gretchen: Thank you!!
The fact that you sound so very much like my friend Hanna whom I adore and your book sounds awesome and there’s the Doctor Who reference in there….means I totally need to read your book (and possibly need to give it to some people, too :))
Lucile: Man, talking about striking a lucky combination! Your comment made me smile big. Thank you for that. I hope you enjoy it when it comes out!!!
Love the new cover Courtney! I can’t wait to get your time lord book – ha. I knew there must be something up with the cover when it suddenly disappeared on the blueboard, and I’m glad that the whole thing worked out for you. Now I can’t remember what it looked like exactly to compare it to the new one, although I have a vague idea and the new cover ROCKS even more than the old one, so who cares about the old cover? ;)
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Eee! Thank you so much & for commenting!! I had to strip the original cover from EVERYWHERE. I was wondering if it would escape notice. ;) I’m really pleased with the change and I’m glad you are too!! :D
The cover looks incredible. The trailer is really good stuff. I can’t wait to read this book. You are an amazing, fantastic young lady.
!! Thank you, Roseann! And thank you for a great interview today. You are an amazing, fantastic interviewer!!! :D