Yeah, I’m a bragging mother. But with good reason. Our daughter, Megan designed this cover. She’s writing for a site that hires writers to write a 50,000 word book in four weeks and the book is posted on their website and downloaded a chapter a day by fans. The number of downloads determines how much the writer is paid.
For her, it’s a great opportunity to write fast – after spending 4 years writing her novel The Dark Silence – and she has learned she can write without overthinking everything. She did the cover and submitted it. Verdict? Great cover, but it doesn’t fit with their platform. Really? Why not?
It communicates the eerie paranormal aspects of the story. The wolf isn’t a creature I would want to meet anywhere. The tone of the blue promises strangeness, mystery. We advised her to start a portfolio – do a cover for The Dark Silence. There’s a talent here that should be explored, excavated.
