Cover puffs and how to bag a good one

ana s

Just unpublished Oy Yew from kindle, 5 paperbacks left on Amazon. Had to be done to get ready for trade publication in April. My publisher is looking for a 'name' to do a review for the cover.

Have you ever asked a well known person for a review and what was the response? I remember approaching Bob Flowerdew to review Tree Talk; he said he didn't have time. I'd love someone quirky for Oy Yew - Helena Bonham Carter would be good. Does anyone know her cousin's friend's sister?

Tiny Nell

Could you contact her on Twitter, or via her agent?

Baggy Books

Would the publisher have 'contacts'?

How about someone from the Dahl family?

Claudia

Didn't Malcolm Welshman get one or two 'names' for his vet book? He hasn't been posting on talkback for a little while, but you could probably find him easily enough to ask how he achieved it.

Baggy Books

He's on Twitter and Facebook most days:

https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.welshman.7?fref=ts

I think he's at the Porlock Lit Fest this weekend.

Carol

Yes, he is Baggy.

Liz

What about someone local to Bristol, Ana? Or WSM - David Walliams was brought up there, wasn't he, and writes for the same age range and is quirky?

Liz

oh - and you can tweet straight to people and ask them stuff, how i got Chris Packham to agree to read poems...

ana s

Thanks for the ideas everyone. Can't imagine any of these people having time or inclination but nothing ventured...

MarkHempshell

I would definitely encourage you to give it a go. Used to do it several years ago with some careers books I wrote. Some replied and said 'sorry but no' but plenty of people (some of whom were quite famous and busy people) said they'd be willing to and turned out to be really helpful. I did get one or two quite rude replies too (no names, no pack drill!) but on the whole the response was really positive.

ana s

Thanks Mark. I like my original cover quotes from Baggy and pbw. If they could acquire some international notoriety that would work.

Malcolm Welshman tells me he got his quotes by networking.

Baggy Books

*ponders a compromising photo with George Clooney*

Sorry.

Tony Robinson keeps springing to mind - for the quote, not the photo.

Lou Treleaven

Send out a few copies of the book with a nice letter. You have nothing to lose but cash and your dignity! Seriously - good luck and give it a go. Try David Walliams.