Well, as you know, I wrote a novel for NaNoWriMo which I'm planning to publish. I still haven't revise it yet (or gotten feedback from my critics :I), buuut first things first: choose a cover.
:D Here are my book cover options and the pros and cons about them, and what I may add to it to make it better. (They're bad doodles. I was in a hurry D: )
Option 1: Ricky is leaning on a balcony, sadly looking at a picture of Dr. Renalds
Pros: Ricky is actually a pretty insecure person who doesn't believe in herself, and to make up for it, she idolizes Dr. Renalds. This shot captures this. She's like, "OH NOZ, HE ISH GONE. WAT DO I DO NAO?!" Also, it's kind of poetic. In a good way. :3
Cons: There is no scene in the book where she looks at his picture. :I (Unless you count that moment when she looked at a poster of him, which is pretty normal for a fangirl.) And NOWHERE in the book was she leaning on a balcony. D:
I May Add: A sunset background, since red is her favorite color. (And it makes for a MORE poetic cover! :DD) I should also add in a wind, and have her hair blow away. (MORE POETIC.) I may also make it in front view, since I'm not really good in profile.
Option 2: Ricky is conversing with her different personalities, Patty and Angie.
Pros: This is an actual scene in the book. Ricky tends to dream about her talking to her alter egos. (She has multiple personality disorder, btw.) It kind of captures the different sides of her. Plus, I get to introduce the reader early on about Patty and Angie! Even though they're mostly unimportant! :D
Cons: It puts too much emphasis on Patty and Angie - who, by the way, are only seen twice or thrice in my novel. :I Plus, people might think that Ricky, Patty, and Angie are the main characters. THEY BE IGNORING SUE, EVA, AND HAROLD. D:
I May Add: Um...this is good enough for me, actually. ._.
Option 3: A dramatic picture of a dragon blowing fire on Sue. :D
Pros: Again, this was an actual scene in the book, so yay. It also captures people's attention, in my opinion. They'll be like, "Whaaat? Dragons? Burning? PEOPLES? I have to buy this book D:" (I'm so unrealistic.)
Cons: Just like the cover above, it puts too much emphasis on the dragon, not the characters. (They'll just be little silhouettes, like in the Percy Jackson covers.) AND I CAN'T DRAW DRAGONS (i ^ i)
I May Add: ...this is pretty good in my opinion. :I
Option 4: Ricky looks all shocked, and all the main characters are like flashbacks all around her
Pros: It's HERS in a nutshell. Period. At least the reader will know what to expect from the characters - plus, they would already know how everyone looks like. :D
Cons: It's. Too. CRAMPED. DDD: Plus, it pretty much says NOTHING about the story; it only speaks of the characters. :I
I May Add: Ricky lacing her hands together and looking more confused. It adds drama.
Option 5: Ricky, Eva, Harold, and Sue are staring at all the clues they have, at least at the start. It shows them looking at a newspaper (LOL look at the headline XD. It's fake btw), pics of Dr. Renalds, and flyers and stuff.
Pros: (This is the best cover so far, so if I get no opinions, I'm using this. >:I) Again, it's HERS in a nutshell. And, again, it introduces them to the main characters. Plus, it shows just what they're trying to do: search for Dr. Renalds.
Cons: This is pretty much the exact meaning of "The Search for Dr. Renalds." This can be a good thing or a bad thing, but I say it's a bad thing in my case. I want SUSPEEEENSE. I mean, if I didn't want the reader to wonder about my story, then I wouldn't have made the title of my series HERS. (You have to read my novel to find out why it's called that, FYI. -3-) I would've called it, The Awesome and Weird Adventures of Ricky, Eva, Harold, and Sue. Dude. -_-
I May Add: A version of it in front view, so instead of seeing the back of my characters' heads, you get to see their faces. And, come to think of it, aren't newspaper headlines OUTSIDE of the newspaper, not INSIDE? :I
Well, those were all of the good options. Which one did you like the most? COMMENT. D: Pleeaaase.
