I like knowing things already - don't you? The thrill of learning is great when it's an armchair activity but not when it comes to publishing books. However, I am not learned in this area.
Now young adult novel experts say I have problems. They say the title and the cover for "The Wych of Lyper Cove" is not so much intriguing or entertaining as overly confusing. The book is being renamed as "The Witch of Leper Cove."
Lots of early language spellings are being changed in the manuscript to go along with the more modern language theme. "Lyllie" is "Lily" - "Alys" is "Alice." No more "Lundin" -- instead "London." I thought I would hate all these but having taken a look at the changes - I like them. They let the story move along faster with less translation work. And it's the story that counts.
Then there's the cover. It's getting a facelift. A complete facelift. A professional book cover maker is at work making it a Young Adult cover complete with the heroine, the forest, a distant cathedral and yes, a wolf. My quiet "vaguely medieval" cover did not have the effect I thought it would. It did not attract readers of various ages.
The experts say you have to choose a target audience and hope other readers find you anyway. I am going with the Young Adult crowd, but please if you are younger or older try me anyway. But I am much less sanguine about the new cover than I am about the text because I do not know this stuff. I must rely on experts.
The experts do seem expert and they are both generous and kind so perhaps this will all work out. I'd like to post some potential covers here and get your feedback - what do you think? Does it take a village to put out a good book? Read More
Now young adult novel experts say I have problems. They say the title and the cover for "The Wych of Lyper Cove" is not so much intriguing or entertaining as overly confusing. The book is being renamed as "The Witch of Leper Cove."
Lots of early language spellings are being changed in the manuscript to go along with the more modern language theme. "Lyllie" is "Lily" - "Alys" is "Alice." No more "Lundin" -- instead "London." I thought I would hate all these but having taken a look at the changes - I like them. They let the story move along faster with less translation work. And it's the story that counts.
Then there's the cover. It's getting a facelift. A complete facelift. A professional book cover maker is at work making it a Young Adult cover complete with the heroine, the forest, a distant cathedral and yes, a wolf. My quiet "vaguely medieval" cover did not have the effect I thought it would. It did not attract readers of various ages.
The experts say you have to choose a target audience and hope other readers find you anyway. I am going with the Young Adult crowd, but please if you are younger or older try me anyway. But I am much less sanguine about the new cover than I am about the text because I do not know this stuff. I must rely on experts.
The experts do seem expert and they are both generous and kind so perhaps this will all work out. I'd like to post some potential covers here and get your feedback - what do you think? Does it take a village to put out a good book? Read More