I’m Rex (Wrecks?). An old dog working on a new trick. I’ve illustrated five children’s books and now trying my hand at writing. I just finished my first draft of my first book. I feel uncomfortable talking about myself but can bore a saint to death by carrying on about my writing. 81000 words...
I like the gold text too. The only thing I would suggest is to tweak your kerning just a touch to spread the lettering in the title. I like how it looks without the kraken. Maybe shrink her a tiny bit and lower her a hair. Just nitpicking at this point. It looks good.