Gabriella Hewitt

Archive for August, 2010

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Urban Fantasy Heroines

Apparently Orbit Books has one of its summer interns write a report on cover art. This year’s intern compared the differences between 2008 and 2009 cover art for urban fantasy heroines. If you want to know the results. Click here. Apparently someone clued into the fact that stilettos aren’t the best for chasing after other worldly critters. We’re looking at sturdy, kick-ass boots. I wonder if they’ve got steel tips at the toes.

It gets better. Click on this link and you’ll find The Chart of Fantasy Art, which breaks down the types of objects found on the covers of … Read More »

Saturday, August 7th, 2010
Summer Musings

It’s hot and humid outside. I had all these plans for summer, but it’s hard to do anything when sweat drips down your face in your own house. The air conditioning only cools the living area. When I’ve got the AC on, you’d have to pry me from my chair to get me to tackle the jobs I need to in the other rooms.

The flip side is I’ve spent a lot of time focused on writing. It feels really great. I finished Out of the Shadows and it’s off to an editor. Crossing my fingers, but the feedback from … Read More »