On the other hand, Princesses is not a “country” story- a lot of the action happens in the suburbs, around the high school, and in Iowa City, so I think the most important thing is that the cover capture a Midwestern vibe, but that there are other things going on design-wise/in the foreground that are really engaging and reflect other elements of the story in addition to place. " When I started looking around at other contemporary YA covers, I found that I was very drawn to anything with an open feeling and some sky - because Iowa is so much a part of the book's personality, I imagine some element of it represented, whether that be a sense of openness or blue sky or I-80 (the highway that runs through the state) or a cornfield in the background or whatever else.
"This is the email I sent to my editor, along with a few images of covers I liked:
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