Bronwen and Pawl, with sewing and pipes. |
Bronwen's Dowry was published, along with the eleven other finalists of the inaugural Ian St. James literary awards, in an anthology called 'At the Stroke of Twelve'. An Irish magazine, Next, also published it, alongside this lovely picture. I really wanted to buy the original but the editor never answered my letters to let me know who had painted it - so all I have is a now somewhat faded page from the magazine.
It is fascinating to see how someone else imagines your characters. It gives your writing a totally new dimension.
Now that Silvana is heading towards publication, my main concern is the artwork for the front cover. It needs to be eye-catching but more than that, it needs to capture something of the spirit of the novel.
I have long since come to believe that writing a book is the easy part.
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