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I was very much with you on the journey for this one! PS. I like your cover better!

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And, by the way, your covers were so much better!

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I can feel the disappointment and frustration you must have experienced over that cover without you actually saying the words, Sam. I bet you could have screamed or cried at moments too! How infuriating that the cover design went through so many hands before the chose a plain text one instead. All that energy expended! But at least you can clearly see your “final” design influenced the one they made up very heavily.

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Yes frustrating but looking back, a valuable experience. I’m not sure the final design has anything to do with all of the illustrated versions but it is simple enough to not compete with what’s inside. :)

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Thanks for sharing your amazing experience! Too bad they didn’t use your cover, it is so much better!

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Ohh that must be a roller coaster of feelings, thank you for sharing Sam! P.S.- I like your cover much more ✨️

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Wonderful story, amazing you hung in right to the end.. They need one of your books to chill out. Loved the left one, all funky and eye catching.

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Thank you!

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Thank you so much for sharing! Their loss. Loved the sparse cityscape, too

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Sam, your pain is palpable. But thinking about what you had, rather than what you didn't have, I am struck by your actually having a relationship with the iconic feminist. A dream we would all love to realize!

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Yes that is the best part, just having my time with Gloria 🩶

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What a story!! Disappointing for sure but a memorable opportunity all the same. I can only imagine what the process was like!

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The complicated cover design process times ten!

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Love the BTS look at the process and am bummed they didn't choose an illustrated cover! They were awesome and certainly more eye-catching than the one they went with. Will a paperback edition offer another opportunity?!

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We thought so but no paperback was printed.

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I resonate with this so much, Samantha. Thank you for sharing! This story is also a gentle reminder for me of why it's so vital to share one's work with the world. Thank you, thank YOU.

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It’s so nice to share this work. People know of my illustrations inside of the book but don’t know about the cover. I kept it quiet for so long about what we went through in this process.

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Thanks for being my Mother's Day gift to myself. The Gloria Steinem story sold me on taking the plunge, I've been a fan of yours since I opened an Instagram account and have all your books.

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Oh I’m so happy to have you, Joyce! I hope you can join on the 19th. The link to register is in the paid subscriber chat. Let me know if you can’t find it.

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All your covers were much better than what they went with.

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Thank you for sharing - this was such a great lesson that I shared with my 3 college age daughters.... thank you for your honesty...

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