I dunno, she really doesn't look that unwilling. That Viking is certainly quite a warrior, and a dreamboat too. Though I'm not sure what the locale is. You usally don't see Viking warriors wearing so little, what with the brutal Nordic winters and all.
Also overheard: "I could lecture you about the myth of American exceptionalism for two hours."
And as I cringed and recoiled in horror, all I could think was, please, for the love of God, don't. Whatever terrible things I may have done in my life, surely I can pay for it in some other way.
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You should be writing for the Onion!!! I hope you write all these funny things down. They are great fodder for a book someday!
I am pleased you thought Viking Warrior, Unwilling Wife is an awesome title of its type... I wrote the book but can't take credit for the title as that came from Harlequin's marketing department.
It is set in Norway, so the background in the cover is reasonable. The boat is reasonable. I make no comment on the clothing. I suspect the artist did try as the woman's garb is sort of Viking...
As I see you just read Campbell's Hero of a Thousand Faces, I had just finished Vogler The Writer's Journey when I wrote VWUW so it is bit more of a quest book. And the whole Jungian theory of journeys and archetypes appeals to me.
With the next Viking -- The Viking's Captive Princess -- I played around more with the Eddas than Vogler/Campbell. The only problem with the Eddas, and some ofthe lesser known Viking sgas is that one does keep bumping against Tolkien...
But VWUW is a historical romance and so aimed at women readers. The cover reflects this...
A great writing book in case you have not discovered it is Elizabeth Lyon's The Manuscript Makeover. She goes into detail about Vogler/Campbell and Murdock's The Heroine's Journey (Jungian feminist theory) which is used a lot in women's fiction.
Anyway, it is nice to know the cover caught your eye for whatever reason.
Hi Michelle, thanks for commenting! You are right about the Eddas being close to Tolkien; I particularly liked the recent Children of Hurin. I will have to check out the Lyon book. I've been reading Ursula LeGuin lately too and she also has a lot of interesting things to say about Jungian archetypes. I read you bio and wanted to say congratulations on the publications of your work. I meant no offense; the cover made me smile on my way to work. Best of luck with the rest of the series and your writing career.
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