I’m working in a fantasy/sci-fi book with illustrations. One thing that I want to see if it works is to put illustrations in websites or other publishing ways that aren’t from inside the book. Drawings that show what you can read in the book, or previous versions of the cover. Or the same that’s made for movies: the concept book.

I like to discover new ways to make things, and with the books isn’t different 🙂

I know that some readers don’t like to see drawings of the chars, but I’m that type that love to see how the author created the chars, how they look through the vision of it’s creator 🙂

Hi Larissa, That’s an interesting question and one I haven’t seen people talk about very much. Some genres (or more accurately, categories) like Children’s or Middle Grade typically include illustrations (especially at the chapter heads), but others don’t include drawings at all.

However, I know many fantasy or sci-fi series include illustrations, maps, etc. in the bonus materials on their website. So I don’t know that drawings will BRING readers, but they can certainly make current readers more involved in the stories, potentially leading to a stronger affinity for the books. 🙂

Yes, if we’re not expecting instant success, we’re also more likely to not be so disappointed that we quit. That’s one sure way to not succeed. 🙂 Thanks for the comment!