Somebody really needs to tell me to GET BACK TO WRITING. I have finished chapter 12 of book 2 but it’s much more fun to create covers. LOL Okay, so I “get it.” Everybody (pretty much) like the Zoomed out version. My daughter said Jenny looked like she was “blind,” so I gave her a different face.
Then, out of the blue, I created this version. I really like how closely the two kids resemble my vision of Micah and Jenny. So, here is a new cover to go up against the “lots of action” cover. So hard to decide. “Lots of action” or the anticipation of action, like they’re just getting ready to have a log-rolling contest.
And guess what! I found a place where I can turn an image into a VIDEO. Can you imagine a fun book trailer with this image turned into a video? Okay, I’ve GOT to get back to work, but since it’s photo Friday, I’ll ask you to vote again, and I’ll also put up some fun images.
Cover One
Cover Two – (new face)
If you want to read the first chapter of book one (sorry, no, they’re not log rolling in book one. These covers are for book two), you can click over, sign up, and then get chapter one. (I’ll do this for book two later on this summer.) I added Gideon to this sign-up image.
And since it’s Photo Friday, here are a few fun illustrations I hope Kregel will use. Enjoy!
And last but not least, this colorized image I created.
Get back to writing, Mrs. M! We want more books!! (Did that work?)
I like the second cover better. They kind of look like they are staring off into nothingness on the first cover, and I like that there’s more action in the second one.
Yeah, I figured that’s the way it will end up going. Lol. But I can use the one I like for marketing, even though I have to agree that action is better.
Does Kregel allow AI art in their covers and illustrations??
Who knows? If they don’t, then I will ask their graphics team to draw or paint something similar. I can send in concepts that I like as ideas.
I love creating images. It’s so much fun.
Guessing from how much AI art nixes book sales I doubt they will ‘XD I would love to see a HUMAN made version of this cover, but AI art for me personally is a no-go no matter how good the book.
I seriously doubt that people on Amazon that are looking for books go and investigate to see whether the cover has been made with AI or not.
I’m happy to have human made artwork but in the past I’ve seen some of those covers and they’re dorky from different publishers. Cartoony and not very well done because publishers can’t afford to pay an artist what they’re worth. Interestingly enough this is the perfect example on my Gold Town beginnings the artist I wanted who did the beginnings and the stepping stones and did a fantastic job My publisher couldn’t afford her anymore because she raised her rates So they just got an illustrator from Turkey who did a okay job but clearly they did not choose to pay for his high class pictures so they’re just black and white thrown together illustrations.
cover two!
I love cover two!!! It’s awesome! The characters look amazing! I can’t wait to read them!! The illustrations are amazing!!!
Ashlynn H.
I like Cover 2 more.
I like cover 2 better – Maren C.
I love the last picture you did, it’s so pretty and colorful!
Thx. It was so fun to create….
I vote for cover #2. I love all the pictures!
yep, I like cover two. Cover one doesn’t even look natural; logs typically roll while they float so Jenny and Micah would have to be walking on it anyway.
also get back to writing!!
Well…. I’ve watched log rolling videos and the logs do not typically roll while floating. They just sit there and float until someone starts the action. 😉
Oh.. I really like both covers! You did awesome job on them, Mrs. M!
I just read the first chapter, and now my curiosity is definitely hightened! I can’t wait to read the whole book. Start writing more, pleeeeeaasee!!!
Book one is already turned into the publisher That book’s already written!
What I’m working on now is book two and I will give a first chapter of book two as soon as it’s finished sometime in May. Hang on!
Ahhhhh!!! I want it! You’re a great writer!
Ah thanks!
The last colorized picture looks like a red haired version of Jenny. I love it!
I love the second cover!
I also really like Gideon and how you created him! He looks so much like Jenny with his hair and freckles!
I thought he was adorable even though my daughter said he looks like Annie from the Annie movie. And I said no I think he looks very cute he looks just like I thought he should So I kept him as is. I had to put the him in Photoshop and cut and paste him onto my other other picture and do a whole lot of work but it was worth it because I really like the result
I think he’s cute and I can definitely imagine Jenny’s brother looking like that! He also resembles pretty well the Playground image you made of him awhile back!
I can’t WAIT to read the books!!
I vote cover # 1
I vote cover 2!! It pulls you in to the action and gets you interested to see what’s happening!
#2…all the way!!! They look stiff in #1 and Jenny looks like she’s being forced to smile (like she’s getting her picture taken). While #2 is much more natural. I LOVE the pictures! The new series look so exciting!🥳❤️
#2 is amazing!! I absolutely love it!!!
hi Mrs m! I vote number 2! But is the title: a narrow escape the official title for book 2?
No. It’s what is considered a working title. I called it that but they actually have meetings called titling meetings where they sit around and talk about titles. And then they tell me what they want the title to be. Most of the times I’ve always agreed because a lot of them are what I suggest, so I think the narrow escape is a pretty good title now that the book is done I know what it’s about and so maybe they’ll use it.
Number 2!! In number 1 jenny looks unsure, almost like it’s hard to ballence on the log, but, in the San Fransisco Smugglers, she say she walks like a logger, so number 2!!!!! (It also gets the readers attention!)
Sorry Mrs. M, I don’t know if it is too late to vote 🙂
oh by the way, how many books do you think will be in the series? 🙂
Right now I am contracted for two books…. So I really don’t know!
It’s fine to vote because I have completely new covers to share with you guys eventually lol I redid everything
Thanks for responding! i LOVE all your Andi books, Where did you get the ides to write them?
I’m afraid that answer is too long in a comment but there’s some q&A from Mrs m that answers those questions
I figured it would be too long 🙂 Also just wanted to say thank you or making God such a big part in your books, I love how they are fun and exiting, and quote Scripture so much!! Thank you and God bless! 🙂
😘
by the way, how many siblings does Jenny have
She has 5 brothers
How to you reply so fast?!?!?!
I happen to be on my phone resting and reading a Kindle book
🙂
I have a question, how come Andi wears 1800s style clothes on all the covers except milestone book 6? Her clothes look really modern on that one.
-Mindy (Like Melinda!
Because in all the other ones I made sure I got the clothes to model and on number six it happened to be there Christmas picture with the new baby and it was close enough cuz at least she had the hat on and so I use that and she let me have it lol I mean it’s Jessica
I see! just always wondered about that, and wear did you get andi’s blue dress in San Fransisco smugglers and the Last Ride? i LOVE it
-Mindy
I made it…. And Jessica hated it. Lol but she wore it for the photo shoot. Lol
Oh, and I have golden hair, and Little Women is my favorite book!! (I’ve read it about 2 dozen times!) When I first read about Melinda in the Adventurs books i was like “That’s Me!!!” 😉
Did you sew it? or buy it?
-Mindy
I sewed it. I used to sew all my kids clothes back when we were so poor, lol. I even made my husband’s work slacks…. He was a teacher.
I SEW TOO!!!! Where did you get the pattern
-Mindy
Oh dear I don’t remember It was so long ago… But it was a Victorian pattern cuz I wanted something that actually looked like a Victorian dress.
Thanks! 🙂