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It was really cool to get a few copies of this, even though it was a very early version of the manuscript. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a9f188a441a0369cd44c29/a9588ac5-e7ee-4fe7-a39c-b65c8c2d78b5/cover-template-Legend+2.jpg Blog - A Journey of a Thousand Covers - Cover #2 Febuary 2023 After an official edit, A friend of mine helped me imagine some of the characters and scenes through the wonderful world of AI. This cover is a scene where the travelers enter the mountains through the Pegasus gate; two giant Pegasus carved into the sides of the mountains. Again it was cool to have another copy of the book in my hands, this time a more polished version and much closer to what you will read today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a9f188a441a0369cd44c29/5b6bc877-ef4e-4e00-8fe0-6c47fc488d2e/Mockup+2.png Blog - A Journey of a Thousand Covers - Cover #3 March 2023 I decided to change the series title to Legends of the Last Crown for a minute. It sounded cooler to me… and honestly I wanted to distance myself a bit from the Narnia series since Aslan is a lion, and our central figure in the series is called the “White Lion Prince” (though he is not a lion). I decided to take a gamble on the site Fiverr for a cover design, which is a great site to contract all kinds of work. Many people have had success getting great work for a reasonable price. I did not. The artist was very kind… but I think I gave him too big of a task. This was not a good cover. It did however, provide us with a good laugh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a9f188a441a0369cd44c29/f0cf9755-e30a-4e95-b0a4-ecac24e58c20/Cover-01+%2813%29.png Blog - A Journey of a Thousand Covers - Cover #4 March 2023 Since I had contracted the Fiverr dude, I asked for a total revision of the cover, which he graciously did for me. I set the bar much lower and just said “Give me a cool sword.” The sword was cool… but i knew that this road was not leading where I wanted it to go. Thank you Fiverr guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62a9f188a441a0369cd44c29/d0bfae01-ecdf-4e34-87c4-8ab15a6a0f3a/Cover+4.jpg Blog - A Journey of a Thousand Covers - Cover #5 April 2023 Then I thought… I can make a better cover myself. Taking advantage of the AI machine once again I designed a much more appropriate cool sword. You can see I attempted a pen name too. No one calls me J.D. Well just a few people randomly. But I thought it sounded like a better author name. At this point Erica provided some timely wisdom… “This cover is cool, but it’s too dark for your audience.” Which I agreed with. 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