Elizabeth Scott has been here before to share Cover Stories (which I’ll link to when my blog is fully functional again–soon, soon!). Now, she’s on a Girlfriend Cyber Circuit tour, and she’s back with a beautiful tale of Between Here and Forever:
“I had no idea about the cover at all–when I’m writing, I never think what I’m writing will be published, so I don’t think about it. I wasn’t asked for input on the cover, but let me tell you, this cover was everything I had no idea I wanted–and MORE!
“When I first saw my cover, my exact thought, as written to my editor, was, ‘OMG I LOVE it! It’s so perfect and holy crap, the way it ties into Bloom [below left] is BRILLIANT!!!’ (I tend to be very caps happy when I’m happy 
“Everyone at Simon Pulse is amazing about taking feedback–at some houses, you just get your cover and that’s that, but Pulse really listens to its authors.
“The cover on the book is the exact image I first saw, which is rare, as usually there’s at least some tweaking. It’s a stock photo, and I adore it. I love how perfectly it fits the book, and I love that it’s a nice shout-out to Bloom as well.”
Thanks, Elizabeth! I love soft greens and girls with flowers. It just gets me every time. What do you guys think?
PS-I should also note that Elizabeth’s 2010 novel, The Unwritten Rule, is out in paperback with a new cover. Compare the hardcover and pb below. I like both, but I have to say, that orange-red dress on the gray background (and that fanning, glossy hair)? Divine.
Melissa Walker is a writer who has worked as ELLEgirl Features Editor and Seventeen Prom Editor.
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ooh! YES! I GOTTA GET THIS BOOK!
and the paperback cover for The Unwritten Rule is seriously perfect. so perfect and beautiful, i gotta catch that too.
I like the cover of BH&F very much.
The new cover of The Unwritten Rule is pretty. It also would have been fitting if they’d shown the shoes!