Lately I’ve been off my blog a bit. The solidity of the winter’s grip has made the days seem almost the same – blue sky, white snow – as if the deep-freeze is having an effect on time.
But it’s not like things aren’t happening: J. and I danced with new friends until the wee hours at the Alouette last Friday night, a bar that brought me mentally right smack back to my hometown of Blind River.
That same weekend, I won a return flight from The Pas to Winnipeg in a raffle at the Kinsmens’ Ladies Night. And the other day I actually felt a frisson of thrill when I realized that one day it will actually rain (as in liquid, falling from the sky!!!)
But, by far, the most exciting news, is this:
I’m thrilled and kind-of awed by this latest step in the process of making physical the story I’ve been occupying for so many years.
The art is a mixed media collage called Footprints by California artist Natalie Egnatchik that seems to echo so many of the themes of my story – footprints, water, swarming bees, a kind-of wild chaos that’s both natural and human-made. I really love what the designers at Brindle & Glass did with it (and thanks to my mom for finding the image) and I hope the world loves it too!
FYI: for those who’ve been asking, Swarm is scheduled for a Sept 2013 release.
Thanks everyone! The more I think about it, the more I realize how perfect this cover is as it is Sandy’s (main character) sighting of the footprint in her garden that launches the whole telling of the story… Exactly what you said, Stephen: It’s the footprint that makes her look for some semblance of order in her life… I am very happy with it.
The footprint definitely stands out. It makes you look for some other semblance of order in the rest of the chaos of the picture.
I feel a frisson of congratulations at the prospect of this hitting the shelves 🙂
The first thing that caught my eye was the footprint at the top of the page. The art work is stunning and the colour is eye catching. It is absolutely wonderful to see your hard work and hour of writing come together. You must feel very proud.
I love it!!! It’s making the book seem more real for me…wow, my little sister is having a book published! Nice find Mom!!
oh. i like it. beautiful and messy … kinda like distopian fiction.
way to go LC!
Way to go, Mom
I love the cover image and SOOOOO happy the publishers went for something you are proud of.
Congrats