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STOP READING AND DO IT NOW!
Ok, now you see what I mean, Jean. I ran across this picture that Claudia had buried in an older album on Facebook. Every time I went to her site, I kept going back to it. She has hundreds of gorgeous pictures, but this one would not let me go.
Only problem was, it wasn't the image I had in my head for the cover of CRADLE OF LIFE, the novel I've been writing for...oh....eighty years or so. My MC, Julian Shaw, is a vampire born in 1786, but my novel takes place in the present. This image, however, reminded me so much of my early character sketches of Julian, I decided I had to have it. I couldn't bear it if somebody else took my cover. It had been waiting for me on Claudia's website for at least a year. I would just have to tell Julian's story from his point of view, because that is what I see every time I look at this cover.
CRADLE OF LIFE is written in third person, and tells the story of Ashton McFate, a newlywed nurse who loses her husband ninety-five days after her wedding. After a seven-month hiatus from life, she returns to work on the Labor and Delivery unit to find that a gorgeous new weirdo has been hired to catch babies at night. That weirdo is Dr. Julian Shaw.
But the Julian I see when I look at this cover is the fledgling vampire of the 1830s or 40s. His clothing in this picture is much earlier, and that fits him too. He is a creature of the time in which he lived, and his attire fits that perfectly.
I just LOVE everything about this. I hope I don't sound like a bragging mother who thinks her child is beautiful. Oh fuck it...my child is BEAUTIFUL! JUST LOOK!
DIARY OF AN IMMORTAL will be available for download March 31st. Print version to follow later this Spring or early Summer.
I haven't decided yet on whether or not KDP Select is the best way to go, especially 'right out the gate.' Any thoughts on that? Anybody out there ever tried it?
I'd love to know what you think of my cover! What does it say to you?
