My cover designer shared the inside scoop on how her art for Come Here, Cupcake came to be. This is a total must-read for a behind-the-scenes look at the book’s gorgeous cover!
Here’s an excerpt:
My marvelous and amazing friend Crissi Langwell is an author, with a few books under her belt already, and for her latest, she decided that what she really wanted was for me to do the cover art. She hooked me up with the manuscript so I could get the feel for the story and i was immersed in a lovely tale of a young woman living in the fog-shrouded town of Bodega Bay, and her adventures with baking, and love, and magic and…well, I don’t want to spoil anything for you, but the story is as sweet as the title would lead you to expect, spiced with mystery and garnished with passion. I loved it and *I* got to do the cover illustration for it!Â
So, after chatting with Crissi about what she had in mind, Â I went out to Bodega Bay to take some location shots for reference. Even though I’ve been there 100 times or more, and I could find photos online, this way I could find the view I was imagining and get the feel down, and it’s only a short drive away so it seemed silly not to. Plus, an excuse to go out to the ocean, am I right?
Read the rest at persephoneraven.com.
P.S. Come Here, Cupcake is publishing on Monday, Oct. 5. That’s this upcoming Monday! And ebook readers won’t want to wait. Monday will feature special one-day pricing to celebrate release day! Want a reminder? Sign up for my newsletter.