My current WIP is now in illustration. Since Generation Mars is a children’s book series, this means more than just a cover. How much more has been evolving along with my books.
The prelude was an early reader chapter book and was filled with illustrations. Each successive book has been more advanced than its predecessors and has needed less illustration. For the penultimate book, Water, I had two maps and a diagram at the beginning, and an opening illustration for each of the three parts.
Aside: Writing a series that spans multiple maturity levels is not the best idea for marketing. I knew that and did it anyway, because that’s what I wanted to write. When you’re self publishing as a hobby, you can do stuff like that. Think hard, if this is not your situation.
