tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post5558328164134992869..comments2024-03-26T16:31:13.865-07:00Comments on Mark Lawrence: SPFBO 2019 - Cover Contest!Mark Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-4349790348909798732019-07-16T15:31:01.398-07:002019-07-16T15:31:01.398-07:00Hey Sybrina. I created my own cover for The Wretch...Hey Sybrina. I created my own cover for The Wretched. The story is inspired by the fantasy I grew up with--books like the Wheel of Time and Raymond E Feist's The Magician. When I was younger I would spend hours staring at those covers painted by the great Darrell K Sweet, and they would stir up all kinds of emotions inside of me. One of my favorites was "The Shadow rising," book 4 of The Wheel of time, that showed a group of young people sitting outside a wagon, around a campfire. Modern books seem to have shifted away from those kinds of scenes to scenes that are more exciting and immediate, and while I love, and possibly even prefer the new covers, I wanted mine to be a tribute to the fantasy that will always hold a special place in my heart. My book is as much a journey of self-discovery for the characters as it is an adventure, and I wanted to capture some of that in the artwork. Also, for marketing reasons. I wanted people to know that it was noblebright fantasy, so I wanted to focus on the beauty of the world, and steer away from war and battle hardened warriors clutching bloodied swords. Brad Carstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03528385682915267112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-6865396899892589772019-07-14T10:03:37.632-07:002019-07-14T10:03:37.632-07:00Funny that the leading cover has review by Mark La...Funny that the leading cover has review by Mark Lawrence on the front cover!!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809110806797051413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-24147148113911108632019-07-11T18:07:10.784-07:002019-07-11T18:07:10.784-07:00It sounds like my process for Brightshade was simi...It sounds like my process for Brightshade was similar to that of Author Guy over here.<br /><br />My artist and I worked towards a cover that didn't necessarily depict a specific moment, but that perfectly expressed genre, tone, and character. Since my main character is a POC who gets around with the help of either her horse or a pair of crutches, the other imperative part was making sure she didn't get whitewashed or have her disability erased. (I also had to request her crutches be repainted to look more medieval/old/fantasy-like.) Miriam R. Dumitrahttps://miriamrdumitra.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-76010090393714329382019-07-01T01:21:25.604-07:002019-07-01T01:21:25.604-07:00Allow me.
For Rocks Fall. Everyone Dies, I wanted...Allow me.<br /><br />For Rocks Fall. Everyone Dies, I wanted an image that evoked a sense of peril, awesomeness and adventure but had absolutely nothing to do with the contents of the book.* As the story is in its essence a parody of D&D and Fantasy fiction I wanted to start the humour right from the cover but without making it something silly. Fantasy fiction covers are AWESOME, and I thought mine should be too.<br /><br />*Hence the asterisk * Literally no dragons in this book<br /><br />Author Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665840977512067805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-87713190748254437222019-06-21T07:01:31.718-07:002019-06-21T07:01:31.718-07:00I would love to know what the author's thought...I would love to know what the author's thoughts were on their cover designs. What specific instructions did they give to the illustrators? What are the meanings behind the imagery? What emotions are they hoping to evoke from potential readers? Things like that.Sybrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197876925948311438noreply@blogger.com