Mostly, it's a mystery to me. But it turns out that the Internet is an amazing place- after I found out who my cover artist was, I popped his name in Google to take a look at his portfolio. Well, not only did I find his portfolio, I found his blog.
Reading through his entries, I found the post he made advertising for a model for my cover art! He included a bit of the art director's instructions, and it was amazing to see how carefully she'd described my character Iris for him- down to an outfit she actually wears in the book!
2. Were you apart of the decisions about the cover of SHADOWED SUMMER?
I wasn't, but it's a funny story. I sold my book almost 2 years ago. During that first summer, my editor and I were sending a lot of e-mail back and forth. In one of them, she said I should get my ideas together for my cover, because I would be assigned a designer soon.
I thought that meant I would be talking to the designer. But she never wrote, she never wrote, and finally in February of *this* year, I started to wonder. Did my editor perhaps mean I should get my thoughts together and send them to *her* to pass on to the designer?
And that's *exactly* what she meant. Because when I wrote to clarify, my cover art was already done. D'oh!
3. Is the final cover what you had in mind for SHADOWED SUMMER?
I never had anything specific in mind for my cover- though I did suggest (way too late, obviously!) considering Loraine Sammy as an artist for it. Somehow, I expected it to be blue, but everything else was open possibility.
4. Is there anything you would want to change about the cover of SHADOWED SUMMER?
I used to think I wanted a more classic typeface like Trajan for my cover, but I have grown to love the typeface they used for my title. It's called Cult, and it's so distinctive. I think it makes my cover really stand out. I use it on everything now- even my business cards!
5. Are you happy with the final product?
I am, definitely. When I got my first look at the art, the face they created for Iris didn't startle me at all- I recognized her. She was familiar to me, and I felt like everybody at my house really got who she
was. That's a good place to be as an author!
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~ Shadowed Summer ~
Coming February 10, 2009 from Delacorte Press
www.shadowedsummer.com
In a town as small as Ondine,
every secret is a family secret.
2 comments:
I love this idea of interviews about the book covers!
Saundra is great, her cover is fabulous and her story is page-turning!
Great cover story! I did one this week on Greg Logsted's new book about teacher-student love, SOMETHING HAPPENED Scandal!
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