Sunday, 9 June 2013

Paper Cranes (More Cover Tests & a Snippet)

Soooooooooo...
I'm still working on the cover, but it should look like this:





Which one gets your vote?

Oh, and since I'd promised you, aeons ago, to show you the first page, here it is:


Drusilla de Lanor
Paper Cranes

Dramatis Personae

Prologue and Epilogue
Character dressed in white

First Story
The young girl
The Madame
The old monk
The young boy
A servant
The sea captain
A few sailors

Second Story
The young wife
The abbot
The abbot’s apprentice
Two old ladies
The sea captain

Third Story
The mayor’s daughter
The monk
The constable
The mayor, a retired sea captain
The local priest
A few villagers
The inn-keeper
The inn-keeper’s servant

The stories take place in an imaginary feudal country composed of several islands.

Notes: the “curse of the invaders” that is described here as some of the characters having green eyes can be replaced with a white wig (or any improbable hair colour) or some particular make-up. It’s supposed to be something physical, visible, but it’s merely a symbol of difference, as such, anything can replace it.

2 comments:

Ruan Peat said...

I like the firs one but I am now struck by the font! sorry but a bit too times roman... Needs a blockier font or a less fussy one anyway!
I love the hint bits, but each one has different numbers of characters! can't wait for more, so tidy the front room and then get one with it, BTW first bunny will be sent home tonight!!! with notes and some kibble.

Lanor said...

Ah... the font. This one's Baskerville; I chose it because it's 'clear'. I'll keep working on the cover (far from being done, that thing!). I'll check other clear fonts. :)

You've got the full bunny in your inbox. You'll see the links between the stories soon enough (fasten your seat-belt). ;)

Now, I do wonder which bunny you met first......... ;)