Like Oh. My. Goodness.
I have received SO many beautiful covers for my Wattpad story, Ashes. It's a retelling of Cinderella that veers from the original story quite a bit. I didn't give away TOO much of the actual story, but I did give away just enough ; ) Here was the synopsis I gave on the forum:
Isabelle is a troubled young woman with a mysterious past. She lives in a world of castles, nights, magic and fiery dragons. Though, she's never felt that she belonged to it. In her dreams, she sees a world that no one understands; one that only makes sense when her father lay on his deathbed telling her stories of her true origins. Her father - the Duke of Wilona - tells her something that shakes her world forever. Isabelle was not born into their family. She was found as a ragged tot, bound in chains by slave traders in the marketplace. However intriguing this may be, Isabelle's new stepmother is not enchanted by the idea of her threatening her own daughter's potential inheritance. At the Duke's death, she takes over the household and sentences Isabelle to a life of the lowliest servitude. This won't hold Isabelle forever, though - because four years later, she escapes. She embarks on a swashbuckling journey involving a prince, bandits, mermaids, magic, and everything in between.
These were the submissions I received. I know. WOW. They are just, amazing. Even as I write this blog I have to keep on saving it and adding because the submissions keep on coming. At this point in time, I have not reached a verdict simply because they are all so beautiful and unique. I can say with complete honesty that my friends on Wattpad ROCK.
(Please note that these are not arranged in any way that would rank them from least to greatest or greatest to least - I just listed them in this order because of how the fit onto the page when pasted next to each other AND because of the order I was able to locate them in. It's for formatting purposes only).
For some reason, my computer decided to make these very small :( I will try to format them so that they look bigger and you can see them in all of their glory! If you'd like to see larger versions, you can also visit my Wattpad Cover board on Pinterest. Every one of these should also be there!
So, all-in-all (not including multiple variations of some of the covers I received) I have to this date received 26 covers. 26! I would like to do a post bragging about all of them, just like I did with the covers for Heart of Stone and Almost Immortal! All of the covers are winners to me and I appreciate every single one of them. I've promised myself that I'll try to use each one of them in the chapters of Ashes that I post on Wattpad! I've also received some awesome banners from Wattpad user Ashley282! Here are a couple of them!
Overall, picking the cover was very HARD! I received so many amazing covers - ones with just as much heart as visual aesthetics. I loved them all so much! I ultimately picked this cover from user xTearsinHeaven:
When I saw this, all I could think was "ISABELLE!" I did have this reaction to a lot of the other covers, but this one especially intrigued me. Still, it was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make on Wattpad - because they were all just so good!
Well, I have to skedaddle. Doctor's appointment today! Got a sore throat :( But, this post was long overdue and I couldn't go one more moment without giving recognition to all of these amazing Wattpad artists and their work! And just so you know - there's been a new development in my Wattpad career ;)
Drum roll please...
I have finally decided to go beyond the preview of Midnight's Song I posted on Wattpad a few months ago. Now, you can read the entire thing from start to finish on Wattpad...did I mention that it's FREE? That's right. This crazy author has gone a step further. You can now read Elissa and Aurelian's adventure in the comfort of your own room using your own laptop to warm your legs. (Despite how awesome this is, don't use it too long. You'll get burned. It's happened to me more than once).
I have posted Midnight's Song in its entirety on Wattpad for your enjoyment. I want EVERYONE to be able to join into the fun! And, I've entered it into the Wattpad Prize 2014 writing contest! Give it a vote, a comment, and add it to your reading list. Tell your friends! Those that have read it will tell you - you will NOT be disappointed. You also get the satisfaction of knowing that in reading this story, you have made someone's day :) That someone would be me! So read away! I love you all!
(CLICK THE LINK. CLICK IT)!
And while you're at it, if you've not been won over- watch the trailer for Midnight's Song in HD!
What are you waiting for?
Love,
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