Springsteen wouldn’t have a say–it’s not her by name, so they don’t have to ask. If it were VERY OBVIOUS to a non-expert, she might make a case if she wanted to sue, but it would be very, very hard. They probably never said a word to her (or whomever the character’s based on.)
As for the cover, yet another bad photoshop. I remember whining and agonizizng when I saw the illustrations a magazine got for my story, but I should just be happy they didn’t have Adobe and a file of clipart instead.
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Also, back on topic, doesn’t Steve Job’s daughter show in the hunters? She would also be a billionare. Have no idea if she is hard working, however.[/QUOTE]
Haha now that sounds like a girl that I could hang out with, given her nerdy origins. I wonder if she upgrades her horses every few months or if they ever randomly stop working right in the middle of a course? :lol:
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Haha now that sounds like a girl that I could hang out with, given her nerdy origins. I wonder if she upgrades her horses every few months or if they ever randomly stop working right in the middle of a course? :lol:[/QUOTE]
:lol: hahaha laughing hysterically :winkgrin:
Oh girl, you MUST read the sequels, Well Groomed and the most recent, Kiss and Tell.
Divine.
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Also, back on topic, doesn’t Steve Job’s daughter show in the hunters? She would also be a billionare. Have no idea if she is hard working, however.[/QUOTE]
I don’t think so… Maybe you’re thinking of Steven Spielberg’s daughter?
Err, umm, so I made it through all the pages. Barely. The writing style wasn’t really to my taste. I don’t think it flows particularly well. It feels as if someone wrote it, then went back through and added extra details (especially the brand names) and $5 vocab words to make it more “literary.”
Then again, I didn’t read “teen” novels even as a teen, so I don’t know that I’m their target market. :lol:
I think the horse on the cover is wearing an Arabian horse show halter…
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Oh girl, you MUST read the sequels, Well Groomed and the most recent, Kiss and Tell.
Divine.[/QUOTE]
Oooh, I just finished Kiss and Tell… off to see if I can get the first two on my Kindle…
If they really want it to sell, they need a contest. For instance, anyone who buys the book is automatically entered for a free week-long clinic with Georgina’s trainers and horses. That would make me buy a copy!
Many authors don’t have any say at all when it comes to the cover. They write the story, but someone else chooses the artwork. Often the author doesn’t see the cover at all until the book’s published. It stinks when you write a book about H/J riders and eventers but the cover shows a Western saddle–and that’s all the reader/reviewers seem to notice.
I read the sample pages, too. I think I’ll buy the book just because I’m curious, but I agree. No “flow,” it’s really cliche (I mean, come on. Hard-working heiress? I wonder who this character was based upon…) and in two or so years it will be very outdated, and I think the only way people would buy it would be if the saw “GEORGINA BLOOMBERG” on the cover, as she is a BNR.
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I don’t think so… Maybe you’re thinking of Steven Spielberg’s daughter?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, Destry Spielberg’s daughter shows in SoCal. She owns Rhumba, lucky girl! I don’t think Steve Jobs’ daughter rides. He lives here in NorCal and I think I’d have heard rumors if she was a local rider 
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I think the horse on the cover is wearing an Arabian horse show halter…[/QUOTE]
I thought that at first, but then I looked at the crownpiece and how the cheekpiece ends and I really think it’s just a bridle with the bit photoshopped out.
No, authors generally get zero say about the cover (and the artists rarely/never get to read the books first) but this isn’t even a serious composed cover. It looks like a cheesy Harlequin speed-produced one.
Oh lord, I looked at the cover again and it seems the horse’s forelock is ROACHED.
The only place that bridle would be seen is on a warmblood in a breeding class and (with a bit) or on an event horse (because they’re so fond of changing bits they like the buckles on the outside).
To the person who commented on the hate, nah we’re just saying aloud what we’d be shouting in our bedrooms 
But as the writers reading this thread know, a novel is a lot of work and the authors do deserve a round of applause for getting it finished and published.
Thanks for the correction, I think it was Spielberg’s daughter I was thinking of – at one point we were having a discussion about how much her horse cost. (It was a lot). People are mean, though, because despite the fact that her horse was pricey doesn’t mean she isn’t talented. Or hard working! LOL
@kookiecat – I love urban fantasy, nice choice of topic.
I’ll probably read it if I come across it at Chapters. Other than that, I barely made it through the sample pages. The horrendous product placement drove me mad. It seems like Georgina is trying to write a book about herself. Incredibly annoying.
^Not that it really matters, but just to add to the conversation above, I’m pretty sure that Steve Jobs’ daughter does ride. I think she’s young & does ponies.
Is the hand on the horse’s cheek photoshopped in? Her arm kind of disappears, and it seems like that arm would have to be way too long to get the hand up that far on the horse.
What is ‘urban fantasy’??
Urban fantasy, as I understand it, is the presence of the fantastical, such as fairies or other creatures (like vampires), in a city or urban environment.
Charles DeLint writes great urban fantasy, and there’s another woman author that writes about werewolves and vampires that live in the city with a shapechanging woman protagonist, pretty good but I forget the author’s name.
OK, I went and looked it up: “Urban fantasy is a sub-genre of fantasy defined by place; the fantastic narrative has an urban setting. Many urban fantasies are set in contemporary times and contain supernatural elements. However, the stories can take place in historical, modern, or futuristic periods. The prerequisite is that they must be primarily set in a city.”
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