A little something extra...that's what often needs to be done when writing or drawing. When I first drew the illustration for Chapter 1 of Wiggleton's Wrong Way Home, Windy the Outer Banks wild horse, is featured carrying our hero, Wiggleton, atop her head along the sandy beach. You can view that drawing below. But when I went to color the drawing and finalize it for the cover art of the book I realized I was missing something! That something was the blue star gem which becomes important later on in the story.
Wiggleton has been idly holding this gem while he contemplates how to get off the island and make his way back home. But...he drops the sparkling blue gem in the sand when Windy offers him a ride. So...the cover now includes the colorful gem. By the way, this gem is the first of several that Wiggleton will encounter in his travels in Talismon. One by one they will solve an ancient mystery of his world. So, having the gem on the cover is more important than just looks...it foreshadows (gives a hint) to a future part of the tale.
But first, he has to find his way home. Hope you like the cover and the story.
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