The Seneca Scourge And A Willy Wonka Song
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You’ve all seen Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, right? Good. Let’s start out by singing an Oompa Loompa song. Click that You Tube link if you need a melody refresher.
Ready? All together now!
Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-doo,
I’ve got a perfect puzzle for you.
Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-dee,
If you are wise you’ll listen to me.
What do you get when your seatmate blows snot?
Maybe a virus that turns lungs to rot.
Is that what The Seneca Scourge is about?
Oh, indeed of that there’s no doubt.
I don’t like the look of it.
Oompa Loompa do-ba-dee-da,
Catch my virus and you will soon croak.
Unless Dr. McKnight rescues you.
Like the oompa loompa do-ba-dee-doo.
Do-ba-dee-doo
These sweet Glo Sticks once scared the crap out of me. (Image credit: egotvonline.com)
My Disrobing
As a punishment for your off-key singing, I am unveiling my cover art and book blurb for The Seneca Scourge. Pretend I’m an important blogger revealing the next novel for Oprah’s Book Club, rather than a naïve blogger introducing a book that barely snagged a small e-book publisher (but how grateful to them I am).
Still, for this Ohio woman, it’s pretty cool. And I’m pleased with the cover art. My publisher boasts award-winning cover artists, and I can see why.
My book cover (Cover artist: Harris Channing)
The Seneca Scourge Book Blurb
Dr. Sydney McKnight, a young physician battling the deadliest influenza pandemic of all time, joins forces with Dr. Casper Jones, an odd new research virologist whose arrival coincides with the virus’s advent, and whose presence raises more questions than answers.
As scientists around the world search for an explanation for the virus’s high mortality rate, Sydney’s distrust of Casper grows, especially after she discovers him injecting an unidentified substance into her patient. Despite a heavy patient load, rebuttals from her boss, and an increasingly strained relationship with her boyfriend, Sydney is determined to learn the truth.
But what she finds will plunge her into danger and change her life forever…
So, there it is. Certainly no Pulitzer, but hopefully a fun read. Just bring your hazmat suit. What? You don’t have one? Well, good luck to you then.
Do you judge a book by its cover? If you’re an author, have you struggled to find the right cover art? Do you struggle with writing book blurbs and author bios? Did you like Johnny Depp in the Willy Wonka remake? Are you an Oompa Loompa?
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Never saw that movie btw. (Only saw ET 2 months ago…)
Oh, boy, we really must get you a copy of Willy Wonka. It’s a rite of passage!
I like the cover and the blurb too, am looking forward to it. You get a lot of comments, I am impressed. I don’t judge a book by it’s cover necessarily, more by the back blurb. Back Blurbs are killers to write, but you’ve done it well! Congrats on the release of your novel.
Thanks, Lynn! You’re right; blurbs are not fun to write. You don’t want to sound overly dramatic, but you want to entice the reader. You don’t want to give anything away, but you want to convince them to read it. Oy vey.
So far, so good – and looking good! (My introvert is cheering for your introvert.)
Blurbs are hard. They have to be so concise but also provocative… and at the same time, not totally inaccurate. A lot to balance.
Afraid I never did the Willy Wonka thing. Deprived childhood, I guess…
Deprived is right. But it’s never too late. One is never too old for Willy Wonka (but watch the original).
Thanks for your encouragement. This introvert is finding the concept of marketing difficult. I’m reading a book on the subject and breaking out into hives with each passing page.
Whoa, how’d you know I was singing out of tune?! What sorcery is this?!
Neat cover and again congrats to you, hope to have that same feeling some years down the line
As for judging books – I wouldn’t say covers are a big influence on me. I can’t recall a single time I was swayed by a cover. Then again, maybe my feeble mind has been subconsciously manipulated without my knowledge or consent? Maybe it’s all part of a government conspiracy? Maybe my house is bugger RIGHT NOW and I’m under a 24-hour surveillance? They’re outside my door this very moment, I just know it!
Thanks Carrie…my paranoia’s back, hope you’re happy!
bugger = bugged….now they’re affecting my spelling ability…it begins again!
Next you’ll be boogered. And nobody wants that…
Thanks for the positivity about my cover, but I’m so sorry your paranoia has resurfaced. Then again, you do have dolls stalking you, so there might be some cause for your cautiousness. Maybe it’s from all of that weird canteen food you’ve been eating. I suspect the government’s been experimenting with your food for quite some time now. Be afraid. Be very afraid…
How’d you find out I was an oompa loompa? Aaaaaaa!
Über congrats on the cover. Very exciting stuff.
Don’t belittle your accomplishment. You’re published, Baby!
Thank you. But it’s funny, you spend all these years hoping for it, and then, when the time comes for the book’s release, you’re shaking in your shoes. “You mean, people are actually going to read it now?” Yikes.
And don’t feel bad about being an Oompa Loompa. With all the bad orange spray tans out there, you’ll fit right in.
Yay! That means I’m trendy!
So close to the birth of your book, you must be pretty excited! I love the back cover synopsis, it’s quite catchy. Tell it all, do you end the world in your book?
Thanks. It is exciting but also scary, because now people may actually read what I wrote, and that’s a bit nerve-racking.
As for the ending, I’ll never tell.
Argh, the suspense is killing me. Well, if you end the world, you sure can’t have a sequel!
Good point.
I love a sing along. I can’t wait to get my mitts on your book.
I admit, the cover makes a different to me if I read a physical book. If it’s an e book I don’t get to see the cover and it makes no difference to me. Odd huh.
You know, that’s a really good point. I hadn’t thought about that, but you’re right. I don’t give ebook covers a whole lot of thought either. I hope this cover transcribes as well in the paper copy as it does in the electronic form.
Thanks for coming by, and I hope you continue to make a nice recovery.
Wow!!! How exciting!! I love the cliff-hanger in the blurb!!! Congratulations!! For me, the original willie wonka wins hands down!
Thank you! And yes, I agree, nothing can compare to the original Willy Wonka, though Johnny Depp gave it a good shot.
Great cover. You must be excited / relieved to be at this stage.
Thanks, Janet. I am both excited and relieved but also nervous. It’s one thing to write and edit the book, it’s another to know that people might read it. I’d be lying if I said I was full of confidence. But I’m sure I am not alone in those thoughts.
Thanks for stopping by!
Very intriguing cover. Your publisher has great cover artists.
The back cover sounds like a riveting medical thriller! Kudos Carrie! 
And loved how you opened with the Oompa Loompa.
Thanks, Kourtney. I’m finding this marketing thing a bit uncomfortable, to be honest, so I at least wanted to make it fun. It’s still nerve-racking to talk about my book, which I guess is why I waited so long to do so. But I suppose the time is here. Must pull up the big girl undies and go for it!
Huge fan of JD, but not as Willy Wonka. Super-creepy, like pedophile creepy. So happy your book is moving toward the shelves, Carrie!
Thanks, Stacie. And yeah, that definitely wasn’t one of Johnny’s sexiest roles.
1: You are an important blogger, and 2: if Oprah misses out on this one it truly is time she retired. Nice plot, nice cover, can’t wait to taste the whole sandwich. I name this ship….. Good luck with the book, Carrie!
Thank you attempting to boost my self-esteem. I will repeat your two bullet points aloud three times, and then click my heels and say, “There’s nothing to fear,” over and over again. Or something along those lines. Hey, it worked for Dorothy…
As always, thanks for stopping by!
Congratulations and nice complements: cover art + blurb. Someone might think you were a professional
I’m looking forward to reading “the rest of the story.” -Nikki
Thanks Nikki. As for professionalism, well, let’s hope I can fool them on that one. I’m really flying by the seat of my pants. But don’t tell anyone.
I think I may have a bit of Oompa Loompa in me if makeup skills are anything to go by. But how exciting about the book… it’s alive, by gum!
Ha ha–nothing too fancy about my makeup skills either. But I don’t wear foundation, so hopefully I’ll never be that orange.
Yes, the book is coming alive. Which is starting to get a bit scary, actually.
I’m intrigued! Your book sounds really good. I would definitely read it. Anything with a medical twist has my full attention.
I like the cover art, too!
Thank you! That’s always great to hear.
hahahahahahaha re oompa loompas … you’re nuts … yep, book cover passes muster … I’ve got to help design one for an anthology on Friday (ooooh!)
Good luck with the design, though I doubt you’ll need it. You have more creativity in your little finger than most of us have in our whole bodies. If only I had some of your right-brain function, I wouldn’t be so darn concrete all the time. Dang my left brain.
heh-heh … on the Myers-Briggs I come out as all N (intuition) with not one jot of S (sensing) … my mother always said I was senseless! hahahahahahaha ROFL
Well, I’m an INTJ, but I think my thinking part outshadows my intuition part sometimes.
Hah! I’m INTP bordering on INFP – not sure how much credence I put on this stuff, but then, I would say that wouldn’t I? heh-heh
I’ve taken it three times over a couple decades span, and I always come out the same. At least yours has some wiggle room.
Just a mite! The score’s have been similar the four or five times I’ve done it (I’m a qualified MB practitioner) yet I really think that the one or two points either way are an indication of the work you’re largely occupied with … If I’m coaching a lot for example the F comes to the fore, if I’ve been working on accounts (ugh!) it’s the T … bit simplistic, but you’ll get where I’m coming from …
You are a woman of many talents! That’s interesting to know. I’ll keep that in mind if I ever take it again.
Any post with the Oompa Loompa lyrics is a good (no, great) post. Look forward to reading your book when it’s available.
Thank you! So nice to hear. And I just finished checking out your blog. Thanks so much for stopping by mine.
I am an Oompa Loompa. And I judge a book by its blurb. And I have a irrational fear of pandemics, so I’m going to have to dig out my surgical mask now that I’ve read your book’s blurb, which means that I’m going to scare the children when I go to pick up my daughter from school today because nothing is scarier than an Oompa Loompa in a mask. Published authors are trouble makers.
Ha ha–loved your comment! And now I can’t get the image of an Oompa Loompa in a surgical mask out of my mind.
But I’m like you. A cover might get my initial interest, but a book blurb has to grab me for me to read that book.
I don’t really keep a Goodreads list though I’m on it. But I tells ya one thing — this book’s on my SCB reading list! I can’t wait!
You mention judging books by their covers — My sister’s a big one for buying books based on the cover art. Someone else told me that they had chosen a book because they liked the cover. My next book cover’s going to be cake.
I’ve never bought a book for the cover alone, but a big ol’ piece of dessert on the cover just might get me to do so!
Thanks for your enthusiasm about reading my book. That means a lot. But how did you get past the nerves of realizing people are now going to actually read what you worked so hard on? What if they don’t like what I wrote? What if they think it’s dumb? Not sure if that bothered you with your own book, but they’re scary thoughts to me. I better go eat some cake…
Awesome cover! I’m so excited to read your book! When’s it out? When’s it out? (Sorry, I sound like my annoying children asking “Are we almost there?” on trips). But really…When is it coming out?
Either Sept. 1st or 15th–I’m not sure which yet. That’s the one thing about going with a publisher instead of self-publishing–I feel a little out of the loop at times.
But thanks so much for your kind words on my cover and for your interest. It means a lot.
Oh good! That’s soon. I’m going to get Gina’s new book today and get it read this week, and then will be able to get yours soon after hopefully. Good luck! It’s so exciting!
Thank you! It is exciting, but it’s also scary. Still so much I don’t know about marketing.
Yeah, tell me about it. I’m the marketing flunkie. It’s not fun for me, so it’s hard to force myself to do…even a little.
Oompa-Loompa-Loompety-Doo
I am looking forward to that book from you
Oompa-Loompa-Loompety-Dee
It would be cool if I got it for free
‘Cause I don’t like to pay for things
And how come nobody ever calls Willy Wonka out on his exploitation of those aboriginal victims of carotaenemia?
The book sounds really cool–I like a good pandemic thriller. Does the infection start at a Wiggles Concert? I ask that not only because it happened in real life, but also because it seems like that’s where a dude named “Casper” would hang out.
And when you ask if your readers liked Johnny Depp in Willy Wonka, I’m not sure that’s the right question. I thought that Johnny Depp brought a lot of character into that movie, and gave it his all. Having said that, it was a big pile of steaming poop.
“it was a big pile of steaming poop”—no, really, tell me what you really think…
But I must agree; although Johnny held his own, nothing can compare to the original–exploitation of orange dwarfs or not.
I loved your Oompa Loompa lyrics. See how much fun it is once you get started? And yes, I would love to give free copies out for reviews, but I don’t have the power to do that with the e-books since I’m not self-publishing. I can, however, send out free paper books from those I’ll purchase with my author’s discount, but I suspect the paper copies will lag behind the electronic. I suppose I could send Amazon gift cards. I know you may have been kidding, but I was just thinking of how to go about giving some e-books away for reviews. Maybe Connie knows.
And no, the index case for my virus didn’t attend a Wiggles concert, though that venue is likely to be just as deadly. And yes, Casper is a weird name. But I am a weird person, so it all balances out in the end.
Thanks for another great comment.
Thanks for the kind words, but I wasn’t really angling for free stuff so much as I was looking for a decent rhyme. When you’ve pumped out a few best sellers, however, I will truly be a literature mooch.
And I’ve had some experience with the Oompa-Loompa lyrics. I wrote this about Snooki some time ago (reprinted here with my kind permission):
Oompa Loompa doompadee doo
We’ve got a funny question for you
Oompa Loompa doompadah duss
If you are wise you’ll listen to us
What do you get from being on TV?
A miserly check and a credit or three
Why don’t you try simply curtailing the sex?
Or do you just adore Valtrex?
You’ll get no
You’ll get no
You’ll get no
You’ll get no
You’ll get no breakouts
Oompa Loompa Doompadee Dah
Since you are greedy you will go far
You will never find happiness
Like the Oompa Loompa give a rat’s ass
Ha ha!! That’s great. I don’t think I saw that one. But come to think of it, Snooki does sort of look like an Oompa Loompa, so it was a good choice.
Nice cover, Carrie. I am looking forward to reading your book!
Thank you! But I’m sorry; there’s no ass-smacking in it.
I’ll forgive you…this time.
Phew!
Yea!!! The book is almost out!! Bravo! And now, about that word snot. . ..Love those bodily functions. Congrats, Carrie
Snot, mucus–it’s all good.
Thank you!
Great cover and I can’t wait to read it! Oh…and btw, Johnny Depp is great in everything.
Thanks, Wendy. And I agree about the Johnny Depp thing. I thought it would be tough for an actor to take over Gene Wilder’s role, but Depp brought his own unique take to it.
Yeah…Depp does crazy well.
Congrats on the cover! By the way, how many pages are we expecting?
Thank you! I think it comes to about 314 pages or so. It’s right around 80,000 words.
Very nice cover art! I am sure it will be a best seller!
Loved the song! You and I should write a parody!
There you go! But you have to sing it. I’ll record it and put it on You Tube.
And thanks for your kind, albeit delusional, words about the selling potential of my book. If I can break 100 sales that aren’t from family members, I’ll be happy. And actually, a good review or two would make me happier than a sale ever could. I think that’s the most frightening thing. Knowing others are actually going to read what I wrote and worrying they’ll think it’s trash.
Okay, enough with the self-doubt. Time to move on.
Although, it is true that I do in fact veer in to the delusional from time to time, I hope the book exceeds your expectations!
Thank you!
I like your new lyrics to the Oompa Loompa song. Not that there would have been anything wrong with it, but it added a lot more than just the cover and blurb. The cover looks good anyway and fits in with the blurb.
So congratulations. I don’t think I judge a book by the cover unless it is a bad one (the cover), it is usually the blurb that helps me make a decision, and whether it sounds like the sort of thing that would interest me.
Thank you. I imagine I had as much fun writing those lyrics as you do your bonus Haiku. Just more fun to be a bit ridiculous, in my opinion.
Like you, I rely on the blurb. But I suppose we have to rope them in with the cover to make sure they’ll read the blurb. And I’m sure I’ve passed up a book or two–or three–because the cover didn’t leap out at me (as much as I hate to admit that.)
The more ridiculous are often more fun or easier to write simply because the “serious rules” are mostly out of the way and you are mostly left of rules of structure (which even then you can bend a bit).
I’ve passed a few books not so much because the cover hasn’t grabbed me, sometimes a really basic cover will make me want to look, but more because the cover is too daft or ridiculous. It makes me want to avoid it. My wife and I always have a good laugh at those romance type books with the big hunk on the cover wrapped up in a woman some way. They are a good laugh to look at the covers, but it never once makes me think I would want to buy one (not even for a gift for someone), nor try one out.
Even if I did read romance–which I don’t–I don’t think I could buy the book because of those dorky covers. How embarrassing would that be to lug around? Might as well just carry the Kama Sutra…
Yeah, those are a bit of extreme example, but they would be totally embarrassing to carry around. I don’t know why it reminded me, but my Gran used to read some of those romance type books, but then she would also read, swords and sorcery type things, and sci-fi too. – Oh and she had most of the Ian Fleming “James Bond” books. Now I think about it, she had good and varied reading tastes (excusing the romance ones of course).
She sounds like one cool Gran. Certainly deserving of a Haiku or two.
In her own way she was.
By the way, congratulations on your wedding anniversary
Thank you! I always say it’s good I married young, because no one would have me now.
Love your book cover!! Wow, it must feel great to be at this place! So happy for you. I can’t wait to read it! With so many exclamation marks you’d think I’ve been eating at the ‘chocolate factory’ this morning…
What? We can eat at the chocolate factory? Hey, no one told me…
Thanks for the kind words. And it does feel good, but now I’m in a sudden panic realizing how little I know about marketing. And still so much to do, like set up my Amazon and Goodread author pages. But I don’t think I can even work on the Amazon one yet as my publisher initiates it. Oh, so much I don’t know! Where’s that damn chocolate?!
The marketing part seems really intimidating to me, too! I’ll share my chocolate caramel biscotti with you and throw in a little macadamia cookie coffee… we’ll feel much more relaxed after all that sugar lol
You are very kind. And then, we’ll be so amped up from the sugar, that we’ll walk it all off anyway.
I really like your book cover. I think it goes along with your blurb perfectly. You must be very excited.
Yes, I do judge a book by its cover, but even if the cover doesn’t look great, I’ll still open it and read the blurb inside, or the back cover. I like to give things multiple chances.
I don’t enjoy writing book blurbs and my author bio is so scanty that it doesn’t take a lot to write it, although it depresses me to see that it’s only about 17 1/2 words long.
Johnny Depp did an amazing job as Willy Wonka, and I’m with you, little orange mean are freaky–but maybe they wouldn’t be so freaky with the bright white eyebrows? Last time I checked, I am not an Oompa Loompa.
Hey, another person who answered all four questions! And another gold star awarded.
Thanks for the nice words about my cover and blurb. Like you, my author bio is scanty. And that’s fine for the book itself, but I really need to draft something better for my Amazon and Goodread author sites once I get them up.
I, too, look at the cover, but the blurb is more important to me when deciding if I should read the book or not. I’m sure it is for everyone, but I guess the trick is capturing them with the cover so that they’ll actually read the blurb.
I’m hooked. So as a consumer, non-writer, it works!!
Thank you! That is so nice to hear.
Congrats..a pat on the back..
Great Cover! Congratulations I’m excited for you it’s nice to see the book come to fruition. I enjoyed the sing a long and I’m sure I will enjoy the book. Hazmat suit? Yikes! Yes I do judge a book by it’s cover sometimes. I guess I’m fairly visual so I enjoy a good cover.
Thanks, Starla. It is nice to see the book come to fruition, but it now seems everything’s happening so fast, and I am an absolute novice when it comes to marketing. I see all these things I should have done and didn’t, and I start to panic. I never did make a book trailer. I don’t have bookmarkers yet. I don’t have…
Oy vey, a girl could go insane!
I hear the tic tic of the roller coaster climbing. :+) You might as well throw your hands up in the air and get ready for the ride. I’m sure when it’s all said and done you will probably scream That was so much fun again again! Or maybe not, but it’s a great adventure. I’m sure it will all come together. Like Navar says ” How do eat an elephant? One bite at a time. ” Or another one of his sayings “It’s like moving a pile of gravel you can only do it one shoval full at a time.” Any way that’s all I have for a Monday. Now I will go back to singing Opmpa Lompa ……
That Navar is a smart man. I may have to use that elephant quote. It’s both gross and smart at the same time. Kind of like my teenager…
That’s why Navar makes a good teacher he’s both gross and smart. :+) I’ll have to go tell him that. I guess also tell him that I was quoting him. Glad you liked the elephant quote.
I will only use it if I reference him. I’ll proceed the quote with: A wise teacher in Montana whose wife is kind enough to read my drivel says…
I am delighted and I’m sure Navar would be delighted as well. Thank You :+) Drivel? Soon to be a published author! Who’s that guy in the red pants?
Believe me, Mr. Nasty Pants has been a continuous presence in my brain lately. Right alongside that Oompa Loompa song.
Mr. Nasy Pants singing the Oompa Loompa song now that’s a visual. :+) I knew I mispelled Oompa Loompa shoot.
You are not alone in your misspelling of the little orange men. Hard to concentrate on spelling when those white eyebrows are coming right at ya.
I need to re-read the words if I’m going to be singing this all day I might as well be able to sing all the verses! :+)
Your cover looks great! Love the blurb, too – they’re so dang hard to write, but yours has some great hooks. I’ll definitely be buying your book.
I think everybody judges books by their covers – as you know, I just finished tuning mine up. It’s so tricky to get the look and feel that’ll appeal to your target reader.
And Oompa Loompas totally creep me out. That picture just gave me a whole-body shudder.
Oh, good, I’m glad I’m not the only one creeped out by Oompa Loompas. I hate to be non-PC, but little orange men are a bit scary.
Thanks for your kind words on my cover and blurb. It’s really difficult to capture the essence of a novel in just a few words (mine had to be less than 150 words) without sounding overly dramatic or fakey. And you’re right, covers grab us. I wonder if they grab us to the same degree on e-books as they do paper formats. Deep thoughts. Deep thoughts…
Thanks for the song, Carrie and your cover looks GREAT!! Are you excited? Like Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka, chocolate excited?? I bet you are and congrats.
Thanks, Brigitte! Now, if I could celebrate my release inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory? Well, that would be sheer heaven.
1. Yes, I do tend to judge a book partially by its cover. I love yours! Awesome. The syringe looms large. ; )
2. Writing book blurbs and author bios is so difficult. Geez. Like trying to fit a fat man through an eye of a needle or somesuch. I’m hoping I’ll have an easier time with my second novel?? Maybe?
3. I LOVED Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. Wickedly weird. Loved. It.
4. I am wayyyyy too tall to be an Ooompa Loompa. But I like to rhyme.
Wow, you answered all the questions. You get a gold star!
Yes, I liked how the focus was on the syringe. You can even see the detail of the tiny drop of liquid at the end. But it is hard writing blurbs and bios. Trying to get the point across in only a few words without sounding overly dramatic or dorky is difficult. But my publisher hasn’t changed mine, so hopefully it’s okay. At least not yet, they haven’t…
I thought Depp pulled off Willy Wonka really well. I was a bit skeptical, because even though I love Mr. Depp, I thought Gene Wilder was amazing in the first one.
Thanks for visiting so many of my posts. Hope you’re getting back into the swing of things and have managed to shake all of that sand off your clothes.
Watched part of the video. Definitely–and depressingly–built like an Oompa-Loompa. (Sigh.)
Ha ha!! But I bet you have a few inches on those little orange men.
Uh…probably not, lol.
I hate blurbs and synopses but realize how important a role each serves. Chances are, I’m the only one here who has NOT seen Willy Wonka (either version) and am clueless as to Oompa-Loompas. (Something tells me I am one.)
Cover art: Worked with my son to create two this summer. I keep thinking they’re too simple yet love them b/c of that. Congrats on yours! Have fun living the dream, small press or not! I’ll make sure to get a hazmat suit before the release
Thanks, Joanna! And for some books, a simple cover works far better than a busy one. Mine is a little busy, though less so than it originally was when there was a patient in the background. We thought that was too much. Instead, we liked the focus on the syringe in her sweaty, gloved hand.
Now, as for never having seen Willy Wonka, oh, my, you really must experience it. Weird, fun, creepy, sad, funny–all at the same time. Start with the original. Gene Wilder was amazing.
I’ll keep that in mind. I only seem to glue my backside to a chair for writing/internet; tennis and DWTS. We recently added Private Practice, too. Thanx!
The All-Star DWTS will be on soon. Should be good!
I’m such a DWTS junkie. I’m interested to see who they bring back. Hopefully NOT Cloris Leachman.
Ha ha–No, she’s not on the list. It’s full of great dancers (Apollo Ohno) and some pretty ones, too (that French guy from a few seasons back). I’m embarrassed to admit I’m looking forward to it.
I should be embarrassed, lol. I live for the show (and blogged about it too–how’s that for sad?). The French guy is Gilles Marini, from Sex and the City fame, I’m pretty sure. I’d love William Levy back–that boy seems as sweet as he is good-looking. (Catch him on that recent M & M commercial?)
Why Apollo? Didn’t he win already? And no Mario Lopez? Come on!!!
I think Mario Lopez is on it, though I’m not sure. It includes some winners and others who just came close. And no, I didn’t see that M&M ad. Guess I better be on the lookout!
Here you go, dear. Better (funnier) than the one I saw on TV. He’s FREAKIN’ gorgeous with his Cubano accent AND a pink shirt. Go for it
Yes, he definitely didn’t get slapped with the ugly stick, did he? Thanks for the link. I always enjoy a little eye candy.
Watched a longer version three times since I sent you the link. Love it.
Gotta say, I’m definitely Team Depp, all the way!
Looking forward to reading your book Carrie, the cover has me very intrigued!
Thanks, Tamara! That’s good to hear. Just remember to wear your face mask…
I fell in love with Gene Wilder as WW at the age of ten. Casper in a hazmat suit? I’m hooked…
I’ve watched Willy Wonka more times than I can count. It was one of my favorite movies growing up. Even though I love Johnny Depp, I was hesitant to see the remake because I thought no one could top Gene Wilder. But although Depp didn’t top him, I thought he held his own.
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Ah. To be an umpa-loompa. Tis but a dream.
Your cover is great! The blurb, intriguing. Johnny Depp…scrumptious.
I do judge a book by it’s cover and blurb. I think yours tell us what we’re getting and that’s perfect.
I think writing the blurb is one of the hardest things to do. The cover is an equal conundrum. You done good!
Oh. And thanks a lot for putting the Umpa Loompa song in my head.
Oh, you’re more than welcome. Feel free to make up your own lyrics. It’s fun.
Thank you! Writing a blurb IS difficult. It’s the one time where adjectives and adverbs are welcome, because you have to cram as much detail as you can in a small number of words without giving too much away. And without making it sound dorky. Then again, Dork just may be my middle name…
I thought you did great!
Thanks.
Not only am I not an Oompa Loompa, but I have been on a lifelong crusade against their progenitor, George Hamilton.
Congratulations! Great cover, and from the blurb, it fits right in with the story. Every so often, I’ll buy a book just based on the cover. Sometimes it’s not so good, sometimes it’s great. I expect yours will be the latter.
So, when is it out?
Thank you, though there’s always the possiblity of my story not living up to the cover art. I’ve read it so many times now, I can no longer tell. It comes out Sept. 1st or the 15th–I’m not sure which yet. One thing about going with a publisher rather than self-publishing is sometimes the author is a little out of the loop.
I laughed out loud at your George Hamilton comment. I wonder if he’s at least switched to the safer tan–the one that comes from a bottle rather than UV rays.
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Never having seen willy wonka and the chocolate factory I now thank my lucky stars that some horros have been spared me….I like the cover though…it shows you what you’re going to get.
Thank you. I like how the artist got so detailed on the syringe, right up to the tiny drop of fluid coming out. You can even see the sweat under the woman’s gloves.
But now you really must watch Willy Wonka–the original with Gene Wilder. It’s a classic.
