Thank you, Aya! The cover design is by Mark Knox of KnoxworX.

My statement about the guy who makes you laugh until you cry vs. the tall, dark, handsome man who uses women and then dumps them was not intended to imply a mutually exclusive or strictly dichotomous relationship between positive physical traits and positive personality traits. Rather, it was intended to emphasize priorities. I certainly have it all with my boyfriend, and I wish you the best of luck finding the ideal you described. And best of luck with your press too — it sounds great!

I run my own press, Inverted-A, and I agree with you when you say that there should be a good match between the press and the author. Where I kind of disagree is where you generalize about what we all should be looking for: “In the same way that you should prefer the cute little guy who makes you laugh until you cry over the tall, dark, handsome man who uses women and then dumps them, you should find a publisher who will treat you well.”

We’re not all looking for that cute little guy who will make us laugh, and I don’t think the only alternative to him is the tall, dark handsome man who uses women and dumps them. Whatever happened to the one who, regardless of his looks, will slay the dragon, scale the wall, fight tyranny and injustice, and never give up no matter how hopeless?

That’s the kind of man I’ve always been looking for. And I’d like to think that that’s the kind of press that I run. We’re not cute — and we may not be handsome either — but we will put up a good fight and we’re in it for the long haul.

I’ve published under two different publishers for my novels, and this time around, having not enjoyed fully either experience, decided to take matters into my own hands and became my own publisher! 🙂 (Not a step I’d advise for the faint hearted!)

Inquiring minds want to know.

Best,

Yamina Collins
http://yaminatoday.com/