I am so happy with HarperCollins for including me in the talks before images were actually shot. My editor, agent and I had many conversations about the cover before they actually went to shoot it. "I really wanted a truck on the cover since trucks (especially one named Billie Jean the Second) are important characters in my novel. This version reflected the NYC Corrinne, but the story primarily takes place in Texas. They asked for it after the first initial image (which was just a mock-up) of a girl standing on a cobblestone street. "The publisher (HarperCollins) was extremely nice about listening to input. Sometimes, I love to reimagine what those covers would have looked like if they were photos. "It's funny though because none of my favorite YA books growing up ever had photographic images as covers. After the book's sale, I definitely thought about the cover and I figured that there was a good chance it would be a photograph since that's very popular in YA right now. "I wrote the book somewhat on a whim, and I never (initially) expected it to be published. The cover for Gwendolyn Heasley's Where I Belong (out this month) made me think of about a million things I love: Texas cowboys, green-gold fields, Louboutins.
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