Today's Friday Five features five "secrets" from Marcia Strykowski about the cover of her upcoming novel, Amy's Choice.
Five Secrets about the AMY’S CHOICE Cover By Marcia Strykowski
1. The Title: There are several situations in the book where Amy must make an important choice. Life is full of choices, and as Amy discovers, we can’t always control what happens to us, but we can choose how we react to it. The little heart apostrophe is a fun way to hint at the time period (1973) and the light romance of the story.
2. The Location: It makes sense for Amy to be at the water’s edge, because AMY’S CHOICE takes place in a tiny fishing village on the coast of Maine. Amy is often drawn to the ocean to think, dream, and to watch her favorite painter create his beautiful landscapes.
3. The Lighthouse: There are close to 70 lighthouses in Maine. For hundreds of years, they have guided fishermen and sailors to safety along the rocky Maine coastline. Finn, the painter, maintains one of them. Amy has always wanted to tour a lighthouse. With much anticipation, she and her best friend Cat, climb to the top of Finn’s lighthouse.
4. The Mood: Amy looks lonely because she misses her old friend Craig. They used to hang out on the pier together. Will he ever return from Boston? In the first book, CALL ME AMY, Craig and Amy nurtured an abandoned seal pup and then released him back to the ocean. Therefore, Amy misses Pup, too, and often goes to the pier in hopes of seeing him again (and she does!).
5. The Art: I have never met or corresponded with the cover illustrator/designer, but I think she did a wonderful job of showing a sense of character and story. The colors and type selection are a great choice, as well. Thank you very much for the beautiful cover, Rachel Marks!
2. The Location: It makes sense for Amy to be at the water’s edge, because AMY’S CHOICE takes place in a tiny fishing village on the coast of Maine. Amy is often drawn to the ocean to think, dream, and to watch her favorite painter create his beautiful landscapes.
3. The Lighthouse: There are close to 70 lighthouses in Maine. For hundreds of years, they have guided fishermen and sailors to safety along the rocky Maine coastline. Finn, the painter, maintains one of them. Amy has always wanted to tour a lighthouse. With much anticipation, she and her best friend Cat, climb to the top of Finn’s lighthouse.
4. The Mood: Amy looks lonely because she misses her old friend Craig. They used to hang out on the pier together. Will he ever return from Boston? In the first book, CALL ME AMY, Craig and Amy nurtured an abandoned seal pup and then released him back to the ocean. Therefore, Amy misses Pup, too, and often goes to the pier in hopes of seeing him again (and she does!).
5. The Art: I have never met or corresponded with the cover illustrator/designer, but I think she did a wonderful job of showing a sense of character and story. The colors and type selection are a great choice, as well. Thank you very much for the beautiful cover, Rachel Marks!
Living in New England, Marcia Strykowski has always felt a connection to the ocean and its creatures. She collected over 250 cereal box tops in order to adopt a puffin through Project Puffin. This small effort will help ensure puffins remain on the Maine coast. To celebrate the publication of Call Me Amy, Marcia adopted a seal pup through World Wildlife Fund. When she's not watching the waves, Marcia works at a public library.
AMY'S CHOICE will be available October 1, 2014. There is currently a Goodreads giveaway for a signed advanced copy. Please visit Marcia's website to learn more about her and her books.
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