The Next Astrid Maxxim Cover Reveal

The next Astrid Maxxim will be Astrid Maxxim and her Undersea Dome.  Expect it before the end of February.  I am really pleased to present the cover.  As with the first Astrid Maxxim book, the cover was created by Matthew Riggenbach at Shaed Studios.  Working with him was wonderful.  In fact, there wasn’t much work at all.  I told him what I had in mind and he made it happen.  His first draft was almost perfect.  We made a few tweaks and it was done.  I am so excited.  Just looking at it makes me want to write.

As to the story.  As you can see, this second tale places Astrid in adventures under the sea.  I think there’s more action in this story than the first one.  Some of the characters that played small parts in the first story get a little more attention this time too.  Plus more Astrid and Toby.  I’m looking forward to penning more of Astrid’s adventures, though I only have ideas for the first ten or so right now.

Next Up: Astrid Maxxim and her Amazing Hoverbike

Next up, Astrid Maxxim and her Amazing Hoverbike.  I’m just about at the halfway point in the first draft.  This is my first kid’s book, aimed directly at middle school students.  It’s about a girl inventor and her friends, and it is very much my interpretation of a modern Tom Swift book.  I’ve written before about how much I loved Tom Swift and His Robot Wife is dedicated to Tom.

I actually made enough royalties last quarter that I was able to set aside a few buck to get my first professional help.  I was able to hire Shaed Studios to design the cover for me and this is the result.  I’ll show you the flat version later.  Matthew Riggenbach was great to work with and I’m really excited about the book and its cover.  If you’re an author and want to check Shaed amd Matthew out, here’s the address: http://shaedstudios.com/.