Friday, January 13, 2012

Link: Gendered Cover Poses

I was fascinated by the following two posts, dealing with what it would be like to attempt the poses that are given to male and female characters on book covers. Summary: men's poses are natural, and women's poses are bizarre and will make your body hurt. But it's so much more interesting when you see these two people actually attempting the poses and talking about their experience. So go check these out: Jim C. Hines and genrereviews...
Posted by Juliette Wade at 6:48 AM

7 comments:

  1. Margaret M. FiskJanuary 13, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    Thanks for the pointers. It's very interesting, especially the second one that looks a little more at how and why these positions might be considered appealing and why that doesn't necessarily make sense. I'd like to see a series with a female MC marketed with cover art like the male ones and see if it makes a diff :).

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  2. Juliette WadeJanuary 13, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Hi, Margaret! Glad you liked them, and thanks for the comment.

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  3. widdershinsJanuary 15, 2012 at 12:00 AM

    This just highlights what every woman on the planet knows!

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  4. Tiyana MarieJanuary 15, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    Ha! This is great.

    Thanks for sharing those links. :D

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  5. Juliette WadeJanuary 15, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    Thanks, widdershins. Thanks to you too, Tiyana!

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  6. Jaleh DJanuary 16, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    I've already been a fan of Jim C. Hines from his Princess books (read the first 2 and the third is waiting on my shelf). Now I'm even more of a fan. So funny! And he's got a great wife who can control her laughter enough to take steady pics.

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  7. Juliette WadeJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    Oh, Jaleh, I hadn't thought of that, but she must have amazing sang-froid in the face of such hilarity.

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