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RustyVanReeves
10-06-2005, 12:03 AM
Please pick the book cover you like best. IGNORE the white speckles - they don't show up onthe full size versions.

COVER A (http://www.geocities.com/rustyvanreeves/cover_a.gif)

COVER B (http://www.geocities.com/rustyvanreeves/cover_b.gif)
Honey Nut Loop
10-06-2005, 12:50 AM
I think i like A best
Pencilone
10-06-2005, 12:51 AM
I like B better.:Thumbs:
Nateskate
10-06-2005, 01:06 AM
A best. Maybe you can put the kid in the corner? Or draw the kid under the tree? But the tree adds alot.
brinkett
10-06-2005, 01:10 AM
A.
Unique
10-06-2005, 01:16 AM
A
kristie911
10-06-2005, 01:21 AM
I like A.
pconsidine
10-06-2005, 01:30 AM
Given that my criticism relates to the fonts, I'd have to say neither - or both. But between the two, the artwork for version A is much more compelling.

Take that for what it's worth. :)
arrowqueen
10-06-2005, 01:33 AM
A
Julie Worth
10-06-2005, 01:40 AM
While B looks more professional, the picture in A works better with the title. Much better.
mdin
10-06-2005, 01:42 AM
It's hard for me to tell because you have them as terrible quality gifs, but I think A is much better.
Greenwolf103
10-06-2005, 01:56 AM
A

I guess it's a tree thing. :Shrug:
Elwyn
10-06-2005, 01:59 AM
A - there's a tree in the title, so a tree goes in the pic.
MarkPettus
10-06-2005, 02:04 AM
B

The tree fits the title, but B is a much more appealing cover. Maybe an inserted image of the tree in one corner??
Vanessa
10-06-2005, 05:03 AM
I like Cover B
katiemac
10-06-2005, 05:17 AM
A. Children are creepy.
jen.nifer
10-06-2005, 05:18 AM
There's something about B that I really like... but the positioning / spacing of the text isn't too agreeable.

A is set out better... but B grabs me more...
Hannah
10-06-2005, 06:40 AM
B
alleycat
10-06-2005, 06:45 AM
A, but I wish the tree was slightly more interesting visually.
maestrowork
10-06-2005, 07:06 AM
B. Trees are so over-done. But I don't like the children stuck to the title....
black winged fighter
10-06-2005, 07:07 AM
A
stace001
10-06-2005, 07:22 AM
A. I know trees are overdone (:) Maestro) but i'd be more inclined to pick up the book and take a look with A as the cover, than B.
Jamesaritchie
10-06-2005, 08:08 AM
A. Definitely A. Though I think I'd like a combination of A and B even more.
AdamH
10-06-2005, 08:37 AM
It was a tough call for me. I'd say the A cover with the B tint. If it has to be either/or, I'd go with A.
AncientEagle
10-06-2005, 08:44 AM
A, just the way it is, the tree alone and a gloomy sky.
aruna
10-06-2005, 11:26 AM
A. With some elements of B (the top boy)
Torgo
10-06-2005, 12:56 PM
A by miles. The layout of B is horrible.
mrs75
10-06-2005, 01:11 PM
I gotta say A too. I think if you add lightning to along with it, it might be an added touch. Just my $0.2.
Garpy
10-06-2005, 01:55 PM
Here's a suggestion....take A and apply the same sepia monochromatic treatment that B has to it.

See....I like the composition of A better, but the muted sepia tone of B looks way more classy.
Pencilone
10-06-2005, 02:18 PM
I found A to be too much in your eye, too obvious: there you have the tree and that's it. B is much better because it leaves something to the reader imagination. It raises more questions, while A it just offers the tree and that's all.

Also B has an advantage because of the human element (it kind of draws it the reader to find out what's really happening to those children, it's appeals more to the emotional side...).

That's why I think B is better.
mesh138
10-06-2005, 03:41 PM
a
KTC
10-06-2005, 03:45 PM
I would have went B with a landslide...or a bullet. I see a lot have chose A, but really...I liked absolutely everything about B.
LieselGarmach
10-06-2005, 04:55 PM
A. I liked the idea of the river because it's a part of a trilogy, but I don't like not having a tree on the cover if there's a tree in the title. The tree obviously has significance or it wouldn't be in the title. If the tree isn't significant, I'd rename the book and go with B. I like the picture better, but the kids better have a huge role in the book, then.
rickmaniac
10-06-2005, 07:00 PM
Definitely B- looks much more professional, while A, as it stands, looks POD. B tells me more about your story, looks interesting, while A is just, er a tree, and since I got the tree thing from the title, I don't think it can convey much more with a picture. That said, you could jazz the tree pic up a bit with, as someone mentioned, a sepia filter on it- if you are doing this yourself and don't have the software to turn it sepia, just let me know and I'll help out if I can!
rickmaniac
10-06-2005, 07:02 PM
Definitely B- looks much more professional, while A, as it stands, looks POD. B tells me more about your story, looks interesting, while A is just, er a tree, and since I got the tree thing from the title, I don't think it can convey much more with a picture. That said, you could jazz the tree pic up a bit with, as someone mentioned, a sepia filter on it- if you are doing this yourself and don't have the software to turn it sepia, just let me know and I'll help out if I can!

Also, nearly forgot- B looks more like a genre cover, whereas A tells me nothing about it- am I about to read fantasy, comic, romance etc
DivaWriter
10-06-2005, 07:32 PM
I say B, for the same reasons noted by others.

It's professional look, also, with the children it draws you into the storyline more than the plain tree...sitting there...alone...under dim light...in the shadows.

Anyway, I say B! *lol* :D
thestoryangel
10-06-2005, 08:19 PM
I like B the most
Starlightmntn
10-06-2005, 08:41 PM
I like Cover A. It doesn't offer much about the story, so the prospective buyer has a lot of room to form his or her own impressions. I'd buy Cover A book, not Cover B.
scarletpeaches
10-06-2005, 09:15 PM
B

I say this precisely because the word 'tree' is in the title and there is one on cover A. We know there's a tree in the title; we don't need to beat the reader over the head with it by showing a photo of one, too. They're not stupid.
pandora9
10-06-2005, 10:20 PM
I MUCH prefer B - I felt pulled in and emotionally involved. I'd check the book out if I saw it on a shelf. I would probably prefer it without the boy to the left of 'tree'.

A left me cold - I wouldn't bother to pick it up in a bookshop.
Jamesaritchie
10-06-2005, 10:25 PM
B

I say this precisely because the word 'tree' is in the title and there is one on cover A. We know there's a tree in the title; we don't need to beat the reader over the head with it by showing a photo of one, too. They're not stupid.

I guess I am stupid. If there's a tree in the title, I want a tree on the cover. If there's a child in the title, I want a child on the cover.
Jamesaritchie
10-06-2005, 10:28 PM
Of course, I never have and never will buy a book because of the cover. It's what you find between the covers that counts. The title is a heck of a lot more important than the cover. So is jacket copy. And page one is more important than everyting else put together.

The cover is a picture. I'm concerned with the words.
ANNIE
10-06-2005, 10:40 PM
Definitely A.
B makes me think it's something from OPRAH's book picks.
RustyVanReeves
10-07-2005, 12:18 AM
42 OPINIONS... Thank you all very much. I took your words to heart and created a cover using one child and the tree. Maybe thats the best of both worlds. I set up a poll in this same forum WRITING NOVELS column showing COVER C and listing the ballot box. :Hail:
MichaelJamesT
10-07-2005, 01:05 AM
Please pick the book cover you like best. IGNORE the white speckles - they don't show up onthe full size versions.

COVER A (http://www.geocities.com/rustyvanreeves/cover_a.gif)

COVER B (http://www.geocities.com/rustyvanreeves/cover_b.gif) Cover A is the way to go