Young Writers discussion

If you want a book cover but aren't confident in your abilities, or just want to see what other people can come up with, post a request for a book cover here.*

To get what you're looking for, fill out as many of the categories in this format as you can:

Book Name:
Author Name:
Genre/Tone:
Preferred Images:
Important Themes:
Other Info:



*For information on how to put a picture in a post, see the first post of the book covers thread.

Title: Soul Screamer
Author: Kyle G.
Genre/Tone: Urban Fantasy/Thriller/Mystery
Preferred Images: Some a bit more dark, or gothic
Important Themes: Revenge, sacrifice, society vs. anarchy

Book Name: The Weight of All Things
Author Name: Lav Whitson
Genre/Tone: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction
Preferred Images: city buildings, skyscrapers, maybe blueprints if they can be worked in somehow, or maybe something with a church
Important Themes: Hm. The book is about sexuality and religion and finding out who you're supposed to be vs. who the people around you want you to be. So yes.
Other Info: If anyone decides to make a cover, do whatever you want, really. I'm just drawing a blank right now.

@Yue

I know it's not my cover so I have no place to critique, but isn't that the Burj Dubai?

Ooh, I like it, Yue! :D

Technicalities aside, that was actually way better than I expected from anyone, because I haven't actually seen anyone's book covers. Good work!

I think I'm going to play around and make one of my own as well with a picture I took in Boston. But I'm kind of lazy, so maybe not.

Thera~ Rescuing you from sanity~ wrote: "Book Name: Black Bird Cave (Or Let's Find A Lawyer) The story of Stephen, who didn't believe in fairies, and his nephew who did
Author Name: Autumn Laisse Hathel
Genre/Tone: Urban fantasy, contempo..."

How do you want the title for this one? Should the book cover have either Black Bird Cave or Let's Find a Lawyer, or the second in parentheses after the first? And I assume the rest of it is a tagline.

Hey Lav I made you a cover

Woah, it's really pretty! I really liked the cityscape you used and the cross in the sky. Thank you!

Yeah, if you wanted to make one, that'd be great. I'm using Annie's right now, but I like seeing all of the options.

Holden wrote: "It's totally fine if you don't want to use this, but here it is. I made one with the quote, one without. If there are any changes you'd like, let me know, and I'll see what I can do.

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WOAH. This is fantastic! I love the font you used. Augh, now I'm going to have to decide which cover I want to use and deciding things is hard.

Book Name: If We Could Fly
Author Name: Annie Carlson
Genre/Tone: Realistic Fiction. It has a fairly light-hearted tone. It's mostly about a group of college aged friends.
Preferred Images: I'm not sure??? The main character is a dark blond haired girl. Images of groups of friends hanging out? It's set in London. There are some fairly heavy issues dealt with but I'm not sure how you would put them on a cover. Things involving flight... or something but not TOO obvious. Don't find like a picture of plane and then write "If We could Fly" in Comic Sans. Yeah cool.
Important Themes: Major themes are change and how people respond to change. Depression is also a big one. Also just how to not be a sucky human being. Idk how to represent this.
Other Info: Just like... try anything really. I'm having a lot of trouble covering this novel sooo I'm open to lots of different ideas.

HEY ANNIE HOW IS THIS.

SO GORGEOUS, BRIGID. If I saw that at a bookstore, I'd buy it for sure.

THANKS LAV!

Oh yeah, and also I made this one:

Okay, wow. That's amazing.

Annie wrote: "Book Name: If We Could Fly
Author Name: Annie Carlson
Genre/Tone: Realistic Fiction. It has a fairly light-hearted tone. It's mostly about a group of college aged friends.
Preferred Images: I'm n..."

How's this? :)

Кἆяἆ wrote: "Annie wrote: "Book Name: If We Could Fly
Author Name: Annie Carlson
Genre/Tone: Realistic Fiction. It has a fairly light-hearted tone. It's mostly about a group of college aged friends.
Preferre..."

That pigeon is pretty fabulous man. I love it.

Thanks. :)

Lav wrote: "Okay, wow. That's amazing."

Thanks, dude.

I wanted the images to like, fade together more ... but I'm still learning how to use Photoshop and I was tired, so bleh. >.< I'm still pretty happy with it, though.

Кἆяἆ wrote: "Annie wrote: "Book Name: If We Could Fly
Author Name: Annie Carlson
Genre/Tone: Realistic Fiction. It has a fairly light-hearted tone. It's mostly about a group of college aged friends.
Preferre..."

Haha great pigeon, thanks.

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "THANKS LAV!

Oh yeah, and also I made this one:

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AHH Oh my Goshhhhh! That's like what I was picturing in my mind kind of. Thank you!

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "HEY ANNIE HOW IS THIS.

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I really like the bold use of red fonts.

You're welcome!
And yes, that red comic sans just burns into my eyes in the most pleasant way.

Book Name: The Misfit Rebellion
Author Name: I'd just prefer for it not to be there as of now.
Genre/Tone: It's realistic fiction, and it's a bit lighthearted but also a little serious at points. It's not anything heavy by any stretch of the means, though.
Preferred Images: Not really sure. Maybe something involving science or something "outcast"-ish if that makes any sense. It takes place in a really small town, if that helps.
Important Themes: It's essentially about a bunch of misfits trying to find where they belong and who they are when everybody pretty much tells them who to be already. There's an internal conflict of religion vs. science, too, but it's not the most prevalent conflict in the book.
Other Info: I don't like full faces on covers, but that's pretty much it.

I made an attempt... :]

AND YOU SUCCEEDED

Thank you! :)

You're welcome!

Book Name: Technical Issues
Author Name: Colby Cox
Genre/Tone: It's like realistic fiction mixed with scifi mixed with fantasy and has a humorous tone. However, I don't want a cover that's just stupid, if you know what I mean.
Preferred Images: Welllll. It has to do with computers. Also cows. Like, a city that is obsessed with cows. So maybe if you can incorporate that somehow?
Important Themes: Even the best things can't last forever
Other Info: In case it helps you, here is the synopsis

Donald Atkinson's main goals in life are to go to a good college and have an actual car, thus avoiding getting splattered by strawberry milkshakes from the Creamy Cow and cementing the possibility of his dating the girl of his dreams. But that all changes when Donald's computer breaks down and he has to spend his entire savings account on a new laptop. The laptop is much better than his old computer, but it seems to possess strange powers, like messing with time and having overly personal knowledge about people, causing Donald to question the line between truth and lie.

Be creative! I'm excited to see how you take this.

Ooh I want to try my hand at that one. Sounds like fun. And it also sounds like an awesome story. :D

Thanks! I love your covers so I'm excited to see what you come up with.

Yay! :3 I don't know if I can get to it tonight, but hopefully by tomorrow morning.

No biggie :)

Book Name: Vigil

Author Name: Anna Maxwell

Genre/Tone: It's kind of a drama-romance thing but that's not the main focus. It's quite sarcastic and pessimistic because of the main character.

Preferred Images: None that I know of. But I don't like covers with people on them, for the most part.

Important Themes: Fate, making your own choices, moving on, letting go, sacrificing your happiness for the well-being of others, how meeting certain people can change you.

Other Info: You can read the summary and/or the first chapter here. it's not as cheesy and melodramatic as it sounds i swear i hope

BAAAH ARE YOU WORKING ON IT AGAIN
MAXY?

I just want a cover for it. But I do want to work on it. It just needs... a plot.

Colby, how's this?

The text is a wee bit hard to read.

Maxy wrote: "Book Name: Vigil

Author Name: Anna Maxwell

Genre/Tone: It's kind of a drama-romance thing but that's not the main focus. It's quite sarcastic and pessimistic because of the main character.

Prefe..."

Yay I made two! I couldn't decide whether I liked it better with the clock on it or without it, so ... here's both:

Annie wrote: "The text is a wee bit hard to read."

I suppose. OH WELL.

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Maxy wrote: "Book Name: Vigil

Author Name: Anna Maxwell

Genre/Tone: It's kind of a drama-romance thing but that's not the main focus. It's quite sarcastic and pessimistic because of the main char..."

Me gusta! I don't know what it is about leaves and this story, but they seem to go really well together. And I love the colors. Thank you!

You're welcome!

You hand me these now because Kit is fantastic. XD

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Colby, how's this?

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I quite enjoy that. I think I will change the contrast/something a wee bit just to make the text more visible, but yeah, I really love that cover. Thanks so much!!

I watch Les Mis on Friday. IRVINE CAN HEAR THE PEOPLE SING.

Haha, Irvine was Marius in a past life.

You mean that's her future life. XD

Wait if Irvine's was true it would explain his affinity with Les Mis! BINGO.

Colby wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Colby, how's this?

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I quite enjoy that. I think I will change the contrast/something a wee bit just to make the text more visible, but yeah, I really love tha..."

No problemo!