{"id":3007,"date":"2020-10-30T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/covercritics.com\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2020-10-30T07:13:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T13:13:38","slug":"feather-of-the-blue-heron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/covercritics.com\/?p=3007","title":{"rendered":"Feather of the Blue Heron"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The author says:<\/p>\n

Magical Realism<\/p>\n

Emma’s perfect marriage has fallen apart and she’s not sure why. She’s an avid canoist and camper, so paddles off to a quiet shore to try and figure things out. A beautiful blue heron keeps pace with her, her only companion. There, she meets Little Bear, a mystical spirit who helps her look deep into herself to find the answers she seeks, and to let go of her warring emotions. When he disappears, all that’s left is a blue heron feather that she voted she’ll keep forever.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nathan says:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think you missed on this.\u00a0 “Magic realism” connotes a dreamlike quality to me, of things that don’t necessarily make logical sense or follow cause-and-effect.\u00a0 The imagery implied by your description — a lone canoeist, a secluded (possibly misty) lake, all would make perfect cover images. Instead you have a tightly drawn feather and a circular motif that would look more at home on a Psycho<\/em> copycat.<\/p>\n

Start over. Go with misty and nebulous. Let us see the space, literal and symbolic, between the protagonist and the “real” world. Go with a font that is whimsical and doesn’t follow straight lines.<\/p>\n

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