Slight changes make it a lot better...

I redid the image for the cover of APoS-NWFO and it's a lot smoother. It's closely aligned with the last quarter of the story, when Brendan goes punk. But...and this is a big but...I'm not 100% on it, yet. I like it, but don't really feel it's completely right. I don't know why; I don' have any other ideas floating around. I just look at it and think it's...I dunno, too troubled-youth-ish?

I mean, reality is, that's a bit of a description of the story. Brendan is troubled, throughout, and trying to find himself...and getting smacked down everywhere he turns. So I'm not sure that this image is all that wrong. Maybe I need something simpler.

It's not like I don't know the story. But nothing is leaping out to help me along. Focus on this or that instead of the other thing you're doing. But no a word from story or character. Maybe I've done the whole story wrong.

Shit, I know what the problem is. This cover has an Ordinary People feel about it. That's not what I want. It's Brendan's story and he's got to be the one who draws a potential reader in, no fake references allowed.

But how? I'm at a loss.

Fuck, I'm gonna start whining in a minute.