Unfortunately it isn’t a RPG for children However, the book starts with “If you do not possess a child-like heart, please close this book and go out and play.” I hope that will suffice. I went for the cartoony look because I like the classical styled fantasy novels, like Dragonlance and Terry Pratchett. The story is slightly humorous and is not to be taken too seriously – I hope the cover will express that to some degreeFirst, let me say that cover is beautiful. I even like the fonts.
Something about the border makes me think it looks like the cover of an RPG for children (please tell me that's what it is!). It makes me expect a big hardcover D&D-shaped book. I've no idea if it would feel that way seeing a printed copy, or if that's necessarily a bad thing.
I think you’re right about the thumbnail issue. That’s something I have to work with. I expect the majority of the sales are to come from Ebooks, so a good thumbnail is critical. I can see amazon’s thumbnails are 160px in height.Agreed, striking and beautiful. The colors are gorgeous. Only possible flaw I can see (because I think in eBook terms these days) is if you reduced it to grayscale and made it a thumbnail - there wouldn't be anything to really catch the eye, I don't think.
However, in this case, I don't think that issue should worry you. It's great.
Thank you for the comment.Hi,
I agree with the others, the cover is superb. My only worry is that it screams either child / young adult or comedy fantasy. If that's not what your books about you'll miss your target reader.
Cheers, Greg.
Actually, my inspiration for the cover design was Terry Pratchett.