Was it hard to keep it to yourself before the official release? Though, I don’t think there was a “big reveal.” My editor mentioned trying to keep it off grid until about three months before release, but I saw it out there in internet-land before then. Was there an official "cover reveal" date for your art? Yes! I think anyone who is lucky enough to publish a book with Candlewick knows that means having a voice in all aspects of the process. First they were leaning towards one cover, then it looked like they were going to go with the other, then at the end it was back to the first cover. She kept me abreast of the conversations that were going on in-house. My editor sent a copy of two different cover drafts that they were considering, both very different. How far in advance from your pub date did you start talking covers with your house? (Will they decide at the last minute they can’t publish the book after all because no one can think of what the cover should look like?) Clearly I am not a visual person. Mostly this is because when I did try to picture something, I always thought What in the world could you put on a cover? And that kind of freaked me out. I tried really hard not to picture anything at all. CAMINAR, her first novel, was published March 25th by Candlewick.ĭid you have any pre-conceived notions about what you wanted your cover to look like? She grew up in Kentucky and Tennessee, lived for a bit in Guatemala, and now resides with her family in Indiana. Skila holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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