30 Covers, 30 Days 2011: Day 9 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680 Tim Kim Shoot, these covers are kind of a master class in how to turn an incredibly creative work around in 24 hours, aren’t they? I know it’s inspiring me to get busy on my novel with only 21 more days ahead, though I am glad I won’t have to share my first draft with everyone at the end of the month. Today’s cover was designed by the one, the only Paul Sahre: <img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luevh6FPd81r0x68m.jpg"><strong> Oh God, the Aftermath</strong> by <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/detailsofthewar" rel="nofollow">detailsofthewar</a> (Allie O'Bannon) Medical science had made so many leaps and bounds that people were living well into their hundreds. Four or five generations all using the same resources and living on the same land was putting a major strain on the economy. There wasn’t enough money to go around, enough jobs or enough food and definitely not enough space. The economy weakened and then collapsed entirely. No one but a very small percentage of the world’s population was spared from plunging into abject poverty. This is the world Tosh Brandt is born into, a world without hope. The government is having trouble keeping up with the demand of the engorged population and the food supply is dwindling with very little possibility to grow more in the polluted, over crowded environment. Out of desperation, the government develops a secret campaign to thin the herd. They begin by limiting food supplies to certain areas of the country, except that those in rural areas begin to flock to the cities and the promise of all they can eat. When that doesn’t work, the government’s militia strike in the dead of the night, taking whole families. Despite their best efforts, disappearances are widely talked about. But very few people understand what’s going on. Those who do decide to fight back. <a href="http://paulsahre.com/" rel="nofollow">Paul Sahre</a> is a graphic designer working out of his own office in New York City. He just finished building a life-size paper monster truck hearse. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:11:41 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_605782 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_605782 Lorata That novel sounds terrifying -- it sounds like what the real-world news will be reporting in a few decades. D: I don't think I'd read it, just because I'm scared of the future already (and also because in that scenario, I'd be a jerk in favour of limiting population as well, just not through killing families). ;) The cover ... yikes. Definitely my least favourite by far, and will probably be for the rest of the month unless something really weird happens. To each their own, though! It's striking, I'll give him that. ^^ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:15:27 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_605860 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_605860 EFBQ It's a really disturbing cover, which compliments a really disturbing story concept. Not sure I 'like' it, but it's certainly effective... Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:22:31 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606009 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606009 arrawyn This is an...interesting cover -and disturbing as the person above said. i'm just wondering where the 'Th' of the and the Af of Aftermath are of the title? that's what i keep looking for incase i'm missing it somehow...because it doesn't make much sense how it is.. but interesting story idea too! (but scary as h***!) Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:25:44 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606080 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606080 dolphinherovamp5 It's quite pretty, but some fail in it. Like, where it's supposed to say "the Aftermath". Paul Sahre needs to redo the letters. It makes the cover less impressive. But Allie O'Bannon's novel sounds completely brilliant. I'd love to see it go great places after NaNoWriMo. :D Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:26:11 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606091 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606091 A. E. Killingsworth This sounds like a good read, and quite relevant. However, I question whether the people from rural areas would really starve. I come from a rural community and there's a garden in half the backyards (not to mention the farms), and I know people who grow vegetables in case something (like this) ever happens. Still, I like the idea here. Good luck! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:33:16 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606242 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606242 A. E. Killingsworth Oh yeah, the cover... I really like it. It pops and would catch my eye in the store, which is what a good cover should do. I do have a small problem with some of the words missing, but it they're on the spine of the novel then I'd be okay with it. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:34:51 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606292 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606292 Soupnazi This would likely catch my eye, and I'd probably check it out... but only because it's weird and confusing and I can't even read the whole title. I don't care for this cover much, nor do I even understand it. I especially dislike the tiny, upside-down author name. But the positives! This story looks REALLY good. Like Lorata, I probably wouldn't read it for fear of being frightened (Miracle Day has done enough of that), but it looks like a really good story. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:40:49 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606422 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606422 detailsofthewar Wow, it's so awesome to be picked this year! What an honor! The cover is definitely very bright and interesting... I'm just not sure I really like the missing letters or understand why they're missing. Half of my name is gone. :( Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:43:58 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606484 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606484 Anahlynn Oh dear. The story idea sounds amazing, but this cover has to be my least favorite so far. What happened to the "Af" of aftermath? And the author's name is barely noticeable. Sorry, but I really don't lik this cover. To each his own! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:47:08 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606551 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606551 detailsofthewar I don't think I explained this really well in my synopsis but the idea is that this novel is set at least a hundred years in the future. Society has continued to evolve into an "I want it now and don't want to work for it" culture and most people have forgotten how to do things for themselves. Also, the majority of the farm land was sold and turned into housing for the exploding population... so that's a problem too. Otherwise, I totally agree with you. I live in a rural area as well and we would definitely be all about growing our own fruits and veggies. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:50:04 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606623 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606623 A. E. Killingsworth It sounds great! My synopsis doesn't even come near to explaining my story well either. I hope you finish, because I'd definitely buy this. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:54:29 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606707 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606707 ChibiRomeo it's an interesting concept and the colors are great, but somehow I feel the font of the letters look cheap... (Something I noticed on more of the covers made this year) Also the white splotches on one of the teeth annoy me, they attract my attention too much that it is distracting from the rest of the image. And like a lot of others, I do not understand why part of the words are gone... Perhaps they are hiding behind the teeth, but even then, I'm not sure this would be any good for selling the book. Seems this year the book cover artists are focusing a lot more on the artistic freedom over the practical use of the covers. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:02:29 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606880 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_606880 Mudge the Expendable Don't get the cover. I'd pass it by because it seems to me to say "Oh God," and nothing else. The story scares the crap out of me. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:22:05 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_607327 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_607327 ShinyRaikou The cover is a little strange, although I really do quite like it. The only prop=plem is the screw up with the lettering. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:26:19 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_607410 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_607410 I Can't Write For My Life I would read this book without a second doubt! I am one for enjoying things like these! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:30:55 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_608651 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_608651 Always-Abby I STILL love the synopsis and excerpt of this story. Love it love it love it. But the cover is a little off. I can't tell if the lettering was intentional, such as the cut off of "the aftermath" and the cut off/misspelling of the author's name. And the author's name is hardly noticeable, as is "the aftermath". If it was intentional, I'm not entirely get the point of why... But I do like the colors and the images. I think they stand out. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:04:29 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_609344 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_609344 duhhitscolin TBH, I don't like the cover... the placing of the letters makes it look amateur. but the synopsis is awesome!! i would read it :) Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:25:49 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_609715 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_609715 TheGildedFox The purpose of a cover is to a.) draw you into the book and b.) tell you the title and author. A is fufilled wonderfully. B, not so much. In school, that would give you a 50% grade :-/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:12:54 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_612736 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_612736 Ingrid- This one is really creepy.. I don't know what to think about it. I like it, and though I think it's scary. I love the synopsis, though. (: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:51:22 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_615276 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_615276 Child of harvest I like how the cover represents both the need for and lack of food (eating air) and is a scream into emptiness at the same time. Indeed a shame about the mistakes - hope they might be fixed? Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:13:23 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_616191 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_616191 lycaenide At first I thought the teeth next to the words may be a part of the title, (like a picture of teeth and the word 'thing' could make teething?) If that makes sense at all. But it doesn't work, which is a shame. I went on the artist's site and he has a load of great stuff. Perhaps he had a very clever reason behind the missing letters - too clever for us to understand. However, if it's a typo - he's in a bad situation allowing that to be posted online for all future clients to see. On a plus note, great artwork and I love the synopsis. Sounds like a great read Allie, good luck :) Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:29:47 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_616681 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_616681 melissadominic i wish the text woulda been a lil clearer! but nice job image wise! and YAY! ALLIE YOU DESERVE A NICE LIL COVER!!! Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:31:29 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_618672 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_618672 Haley Smutzer Yea I really don't think this cover is good. The title should remain unaltered as the author intended and her name is not appropriatly placed. I would not take this book seriously if I were just shown the cover. Allie's story deserves a better one! Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:45:13 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_619738 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_619738 soylattemom WHAAATT!? Yeah, you can't really have a book cover without the entire title, and the entire author's name on it. I don't get it. But the synopsis? I've read this one before, and it sounds amazing. I love reading about dystopian societies. I would totally read this. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:28:48 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_621426 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_621426 Jasani I'd kind of like to see a picture Paul Sahre's a life-size paper monster truck hearse. :) Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:48:15 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_622827 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_622827 akaaliza Like others have said, it's too bad about the errors in the title. :/ I hope the winner gets an updated version. "He just finished building a life-size paper monster truck hearse." Hehe, someone's a They Might Be Giants fan. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:26:05 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_628156 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=1#forum_thread_comment_628156 tree of a different color This sounds like an amazing book!! Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:55:07 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_635489 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_635489 Mackenzi. If the title and author name were complete, I think I'd love this. Otherwise it's just a bit confusing- you really don't get any info from it. But it's a cool and fitting design. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:41:34 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_638824 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_638824 BirdWhisperer So the book is "Oh God, e termath" by Allie O'Bann? I get how the words look like they're behind the teeth, and it's an interesting image... but it doesn't work as a book cover. Seems to be a theme with 30C30D. The synopsis, however, is fantastic! Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:15:55 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_652304 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_652304 Hautegeisha Really? A cut off title like that? It scares me that designers like this one have jobs.... Which is really sad, because I FREAKING LOVE the premise. I would read this in a heartbeat, seeing I can't get enough of screw-up/dystopian-ish plots, but I would never pick up this book based on its cover. Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:45:26 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_656159 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_656159 Iriala This is, so far, my least favorite cover, which is sad because the story sounds amazing. I get that the covers are art under pressure and sometimes it might be tricky coming up with something for some stories, that doesn't excuse the errors, especially when the author doesn't get proper credit for their work when you only put part of their name on it! On a happier note, you would think these types of errors would be more easily fixed... Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:17:25 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_661061 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_661061 Lady Marvelous I'd like to read this book now please. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:09:22 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_766683 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/31680?page=2#forum_thread_comment_766683 Seaquille Design and colour are very interesting. Two most important points for a book cover, though, are the title, and the author's name. The title has been chopped up enough that it could cause difficulties when looking for this in a store. I think that is a serious enough problem to ask for a re-do. Author's name - ditto, with above, with the added problem that the book now does not show the author's true name. 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