It's happening! I am deep in the process of prepping my YA thriller for indie publishing, to hopefully launch on December 20th! I am very excited, as this is a novel I am truly proud of, and feel that it has unique ideas and inventions. I'm also thrilled that I'll have 9 interior illustrations in it. For years, I have wanted to combine my art and writing. Fireseed One, is the right project at the right place and time.
In the next days and weeks, I may chat about some of its themes and perhaps offer sneak reads. For now? I want to reveal the tight cover sketch my amaaazing cover artist did, and leave you curious (as I am) to see his final art, right after Thanksgiving.
I'm learning on my feet about purchasing ISBNs from Bowkers and how to format illustrations and text for all of the various book options. Oh, and I did an illustration marathon over the weekend with no heat, after my boiler died a nasty death last Friday, to the tune of thousands in new parts. (Gaskets disintegrated into ash in a dry fire-scary, scary stuff-thankfully I was up at 3 am, watching TV and smelled something burning, don't ask me why I stayed up so late, but I'm glad)
There's something to be said about holing up in a kitchen for three days with a space heater. You get a ton of work done! What else can you do? Okay, I could have made piles of pancakes.
Anyway, thanks to all of you who helped me decide on the final cover sketch! Your advice paid off. What do you think of the artist's "tight sketch"? Yeah, awesome, right? I will reveal his name when I post the COLOR cover, next week, so stay tuned!
This looks great, Catherine! Sorry to hear about your boiler, but it sounds like you made great use of the time. I'm looking forward to seeing the finalized cover. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteCatherine!! Absolutely fabulous! Can't wait to hear more progress as you go!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving.
It looks great! Congrats!! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! This sounds so exciting. Thank goodness, you were up and smelled the fire. How scary! Can't wait to hear more about the book and launch. Best of luck and have a very Happy Thanksgiving! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're okay.
ReplyDeleteThe cover is gorgeous. Looking forward to seeing more. It must be an awesome feeling to see your own artwork in your book.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks, everyone, and yeah, I am very grateful to have avoided a boiler fire the other night!
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ReplyDeleteAlso, scary about the boiler! But now i want a pile of pancakes
Wow, that sounds scary! Am loving the artwork for the cover! It looks adventurous, exciting and do I detect a hint of romance or is that wishful thinking???
ReplyDeleteCandy, good detective. Fireseed is full of hot romance! And Sarah, gee thanks, can't wait to read your take on it! A pile of pancakes... how about a root vegetable casserole? With my own farm-grown parsnips and turnips, and some store bought potatoes thrown in for good measure? That's what I'm making for Thanksgiving to go with the turkey.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteTotally loved the cover sketch. The artist you picked for FireSeed is perfect for your project. Can't wait to see it in color, not to mention the full book.
ReplyDeleteGlad your real fire didn't burn down your home.
I really like the far-away, longing look on the girl's face. Clearly she's thinking about something important...readers will have to crack the book to find out what! Also, great visual correspondence between cover and interior art. You are a great team!
ReplyDeleteHoly cow, that is brilliant! I love it :) So much character. I really hope your launch goes amazingly well.
ReplyDeleteSarah Allen
(my creative writing blog)
Catherine, I love your cover! What fun and how exciting!! Look forward to the color version. Thankful there was no fire, I remember space heaters when I lived in the Northwest. Scary!
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