Chris Neal has a wonderful new post on his website about the way he approached MAY B.'s cover, an interesting step-by-step with lots of sketches included.
Publishing is a team effort, and much of the process can be likened to a relay race. You are responsible for (and familiar with) only your leg of the journey. That means a lot of the process is left shrouded in mystery, especially for first timers like me.
Thank you, Chris, for this glimpse into your end of things!
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Maybe you've heard of this author named Laurie Halse Anderson. She's written a couple of books, I've been told.
Guess what the two of us have in common? Cover artist, C. S. Neal!
When I have permission to share, you'll get to see my lovely MAY B.
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So interesting to read how the cover came to be. Thanks for sharing this.
How interesting to get a glimpse of the process. Very cool!
Thanks for sharing this link. How interesting to see this side of things.
This was so amazing! Thanks for sharing this process with us!
Amy
I still can't get over it. I love that cover. Chris did a phenomenal job.
You and Marissa Burt have the coolest debut covers, and you're both Mayhemers.