Thursday, June 27, 2024

Don't Judge a Book by Its--Actually, Go Ahead

I may have pantsed my way into a cover reveal on Twitter yesterday. 

Let me explain.

I started playing with ideas for the cover of THE FIRST KID ON MARS a few days ago. I'm not an illustrator, but I figured I could find my way around Canva well enough to put something together. 

After a few days, I finally created something that expressed the idea in my head: a teddy bear sitting on the surface of the red planet. It wasn't really very good, but I didn't hate it. 

So I posted it on Twitter, thinking I'd get some feedback on the concept that might help me figure out how to move forward. 

I never could have expected what happened next. 

A complete stranger, who happens to be an illustrator in Germany, saw my post and the comments and replied:
I got inspired by your concept and had a little fun as a daily challenge. 😊
It's yours if you like it.

I do like it. I like it a lot. I need to give it some thought and figure out some logistical things, but I think we may have just accidentally revealed the cover of my first book. 

What do you think?

 

 
 
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