30 Covers, 30 Days 2011: Day 18 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004 Tim Kim Today's cover is brought to you by the talented Elena Giavaldi, who designed this image in 24 hours: <img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luviiusNNF1r0x68m.jpg"><strong> Letters to a Root-Beer Flavored Moon</strong> by <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/evangeline-crow" rel="nofollow">Evangeline Crow</a> Casper "Copper" Denali is your average guy; well, your average guy with a male-oriented love life, and an eccentric best friend and on-and-off boyfriend, Tomas "Tom" Raynor, whom he's known since he was eight. There are some major problems, though. The first on the list in October of 2013 is the fact that he's just found out that his younger sister is pregnant (by Tom), that his other childhood friend, Alice Lidden, is about to move away, and that his favorite bookstore just closed.  To top it all off, Casper picks up a small bottle at the beach, a bottle which contains a postcard with a fantastical looking device on it, the words 'wish you were here', a small journal entry, and a return address from some place called 'Atlantis'. As Copper's family slowly disintegrates around him, he's forced to make a leap of faith, and try to meet up with his Atlantean penpal.  All this while the bridges that hold the water out of Atlantis are slowly cracking, and one Atlantean discovers that his penpal is suddenly making a trip to the world of the deep to come see him. <strong><a href="http://www.elenagiavaldi.com/" rel="nofollow">Elena Giavaldi</a></strong> was born in a small town in northern Italy, and moved to New York in 2008 to look for fortune (yes, in the middle of a world financial crisis). After having worked in Italian book publishing, she finally had the chance to taste the American version. She worked for Rodrigo Corral and freelanced for different publisher. She is currently Art Director at Mucca Design. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:42:29 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756420 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756420 Evangeline Crow Oh wow! That's really, really amazing. Thank you so much! Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:51:20 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756524 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756524 Lilia Sparks I would TOTALLY read this!! It sounds awesome, the cover is reflective but not too revealing, and I love the title!!! Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:51:58 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756535 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756535 arrawyn @Evangeline - your story sounds AMAZING! are you really only 14?! (that's a compliment btw) holy CROW (pun possibly intended?! lol) . and I LOVE the title of your book - its so unique and cool! i would definitely read it! probably mostly based on the title alone, out of curiosity would make me pick up the book and then the synopsis would hook me in! :) Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:57:54 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756608 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756608 Lady_Indis_Dress I like that. Different and eye-catching. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:21:01 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756929 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_756929 GEG Best title EVER Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:48:16 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_757222 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_757222 AccioFinalHorcrux NICE TOM!!!! -Tyler Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:37:35 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_759172 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_759172 music. is. magic I LOVE the title, and I would DEFINITELY read this if I saw it in a book store. I also love how simple the cover is. :3 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:09:28 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_759489 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_759489 Soupnazi Both the cover and synopsis are fantastic. I really like those colors together... it's very soothing. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:20:13 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_759618 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_759618 Nicoletta Reich Congrats darling!!! It looks wonderful and as always, I would read it! Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:48:41 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_760547 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_760547 HecticZ I actually really want to read this, I'm not going to lie. This is about the most interesting thing that's caught my eye here so far xD Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:31:43 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_765050 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_765050 Chestergirl28 So cool! I love it! I also like how the meaning of the title is not revealed in the synopsis, because it makes me want to read the book even more to find out what the title is!!!! I love random sounding titles as well. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:02:09 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_767230 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_767230 Acile Wow, that's a fabulous cover and I'd love to find out what the title actually means. The synopsis sounds very interesting and mysterious! Definitely a book I'd pick up and read into in the bookstore. Kudos to both of you! :) Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:05:34 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_768656 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_768656 awesome speller I would have bought the book on the strength of the title alone. Honestly, it stopped me in my tracks. The cover, too, though, is one of my faves. Well done!! Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:58:21 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_771501 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_771501 britthatsit Indeed, it sounds very intriguing. Congrats and stuff :) Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:08:33 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_788397 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_788397 Cynthus Very nice job. The cover made me smile and remember those A&amp;W rootbeer days. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:56:36 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_793578 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_793578 Seaquille Lettering is easy to read, at least, and the design is neither so complex as to irritate nor so simple as to look like a second rate effort. That being said, there is very little illustrating in the illustration. Looks very cheaply put together, and I think a more sensitive approach to the author's subject could have been included to make it more personal, and less like a generic bread-wrapper. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:01:29 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_855127 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_855127 TheLoveMutt If I could reach into my computer screen and pull that cover out as the book based on that synopsis, I would. Nice job to author and artist! Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:16:40 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_915703 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_915703 Evrandor [quote=Seaquille] Looks very cheaply put together, and I think a more sensitive approach to the author's subject could have been included to make it more personal, and less like a generic bread-wrapper. [/quote] I think that a rather cutting, if not unfounded, statement. The cover's in a Style. I for one would read it - based on the cover and the synopsis. Congrats all round :) Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:10:38 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1000021 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/30-covers-30-days/threads/39004?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1000021