Comments on: fury of the phoenix cover revealed!

By: Micha

Micha — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:57:31 +0000

The reason I decided to learn more about Silver Phoenix was because of the gorgeous (original) cover art, not in spite of it. It illustrates the soul of the book, and it does justice to the writing.
I understand the reasons for re-packaging it, and I do hope your books will reach wider audiences and will become bestsellers. The least that can come out of book buyers’ bigotry. It’s no wonder they’re becoming obsolete.

By: cindy pon

cindy pon — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:59:53 +0000

thank you so much becka! i hope you enjoy Fury of the Phoenix!!

By: Becka

Becka — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:51:48 +0000

Hi Cindy, I LOVE your book and the new title is AMAZING. I am an adolescent and I still love your book because I do not judge a book by its cover. I look for the content inside and that is what really matters. The ending of S.P. broke my heart but I was really happy when I heard there was a sequel coming. I am totally gonna read Fury of the Phoenix!!!!!

By: Alison

Alison — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:50:16 +0000

I just read this post even though its a on the previous page or something like that.

Awe! It stinks that you have to change your cover to make it more appealing to Young Adults. I actually love the original cover more. It shows the story better.

I can’t wait for your sequel, but I’m sorry to say that I can’t enjoy the second cover as much as the first. None the less, I will read it the second it comes out! I’m happy that your first book represented Asianess though! We need some mix on covers :)

By: cindy pon

cindy pon — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:16:02 +0000

LM, thank you so much!

dayana, thanks for stopping by and commenting!

By: Dayana Stockdale

Dayana Stockdale — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:06:08 +0000

Thanks for talking openly about this. I read something on Color Online about your new cover being whitewashed and I wanted to hear what you had to say about it. Kevjumba talks a lot about this. His vid on dragonball z sticks in my mind. Writing is about the story and doing what makes you feel right. Anyways, I think the difference in the two covers has nothing to do with race and more to do with intrigue. The Silver Phoenix cover is too revealing, too story telling in itself. The new one has mystery. I think if you replace the two girls, you’d come to the same conclusion. The latter would be more intriguing either way.

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By: LM Preston

LM Preston — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:26:26 +0000

Well, hey, at least with a drastic cover change, her story will bubble up and create more buzz. We’re buying the sequel no matter what the cover looks like. We simply loved the story.

By: cindy pon

cindy pon — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:30:06 +0000

mj, yes, the new covers are more similar to other current young adult covers out there.

By: Min Jung Kim

Min Jung Kim — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:57:45 +0000

I figured it out. They made the new cover of your book look all “Twilight”-ey.

Replace dagger with apple or whatever.

ie: http://bellaedward-cullen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/twilight-book-cover1.jpg

By: cindy pon

cindy pon — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:45:12 +0000

kimberly, sorry i missed your comment. thank you–so happy you enjoyed my debut!

michelle, thank you very much for the insight. i know my local indie bookstores have been so supportive of Silver Phoenix for which i’m so grateful. good luck on your own indie and spreading book and reading love!