As it turned out, the rest of the world agrees with me. My Plain Jane is everywhere! I spot her on the ads at the bottom of celebrity gossip blogs telling me to reduce my debt. I've seen her in Walmart on the packaging for a backpack you can color. The other day she was telling me to get some exercise, and while at the library last week, I saw her on the cover of Face Magazine (for kids) telling me she loves Paris!
It's no wonder fans have started a Facebook page for her called "Ariane the Overexposed cover model" or that I get fan mail--for her!
Even though she's everywhere, selling everything from train tickets to cell phones, I'm not sorry I made her my Plain Jane. She's embodies so much of what I picture when I write this character; energy, enthusiasm, a natural beauty. Little known secret: The model is half Chinese, so I like to think that maybe Jane's Grandma was Chinese too. :)
In honor of Ariana, I want to reveal the cover for Health, Wealth, and Murder: A Plain Jane Mystery and offer a contest.
In the comments, let me know a place you think you have run across Plain Jane and I will put your name in the hat for an early release of Health, Wealth, and Murder! I'll draw THREE names for a free copy of Health, Wealth, and Murder and announce the winner next week. (The book will release May 1st, so that is the day I will email the books out!)
Without further ado, here's the newest cover!
Traci--Another great cover! And the model will trigger that subliminal recognition in people who will feel they've seen her before. I wonder how often that happens to us. Interesting.
ReplyDelete@Linda, that is one of the benefits, for sure!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover. She's so cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
DeleteI can tell you where I haven't seen her and that is at my house!!
ReplyDeletelol! Mine either!
DeleteMy granddaughters got that color it backpack. Nice fresh faces young lady. Ronnalord (at) msn ( dot) com
ReplyDeleteYou are in the contest! :D
DeleteI hadn't spotted this young model before, but after having seen her website, I can see why she is so popular: She's a loveable chameleon! She could fall into a number of racial categories, she can be very young, or a grownup, depending on clothing/hair/makeup. She's fresh-faced and very expressive. Her face can clearly indicate a huge number of emotions. And she's likeable. Anybody would like to have her as a daughter/friend/girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely and have to admit that even though I will surely never meet her, I feel a little motherly pride in her work. :)
DeleteAnd checking out her site totally counts for the contest.
Eye catching - love it!
ReplyDelete~Nancy Jill
Thanks! I am really happy with it too.
DeleteOoh - looking at the FB fan page, I'm pretty sure I've seen her in one of the nursing ads before. Looks good - hope I win your book. :)
ReplyDeleteI suppose you need to know who I am - Jill Gies brecht. :)
DeleteHey Jill! :D You are IN! --and great to see you! I think you will like this one...it's the same kind of Jane-meets-murder fun but a bit more thinky and philosophical at the same time. Not NPR thinky, but there's a bit of meat on the bone nonetheless. :)
DeleteNot familiar, but then I tend to ignore all advertising. Advertising was my career
ReplyDeleteYou suffer from overexposure syndrome perhaps. :)
DeleteI just know she is the great, great granddaughter of the soon to be married couple in Hearts to God, right?
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