E.S. Ivy

author of middle grade books for children

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Octopus camouflage, science behind the magical mermaids of Miri Attwater

22 January, 2014 by ES Ivy

best books for girls : All That Glitters cover 188 x 250In celebration of the release of Book 2, Miri Attwater and All that Glitters, I thought it would be fitting to go a little into the science behind the magic of the Miri Attwater series.

When I first started the Miri books, my intention was to write pure fantasy, with magic and everything. Magic makes things easy. Yeah, I know you have to come up with rules but – need something? Make up a rule and bam, you have something. It’s magic!

The problem was, every time I got to the point in the story where Miri’s legs magically turned into tails, it just didn’t feel right to me. Even though other writers used it – in fact the original myths even used it – it still felt hollow and unbelievable. I mean, how could legs turn into tails?…

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Filed Under: Behind the Books, Kids' Books, Marine Biology, Miri Attwater, Science Education

Book Cover Design: Redesign for Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret, new cover

20 November, 2013 by ES Ivy

Now it’s time to put it all together! I think you’re going to like the new book cover design. The aim was to make the new cover friendlier for younger readers. I must say, TechnoTim does amaze me with his learning of new programs for this project.

Just to remind you, the original cover is this:…

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Book Cover Design: Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret Cover Redesign, part 5, background

12 November, 2013 by ES Ivy

Last week we looked at the illustration of Miri for the new book cover design for the Miri Attwater series. But wouldn’t be much of a book cover without a background, now would it? We decided on a simplified version of the original cover….

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Book Cover Design: Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret Cover Redesign, part 3

29 October, 2013 by ES Ivy

Book cover design is fun! Challenging, but fun. In past posts we’ve showed you the original pencil sketch of Miri and the first colored version of her face.

Or course, for the new cover of Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret, we needed Miri to be more than just a floating head….

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Book Cover Design: New Cover for Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret, part 2

22 October, 2013 by ES Ivy

Last week I showed you the first step in the new book cover design for the Miri Attwater series.

Of course Miri can’t stay black and white. 🙂 Next step, color!…

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Filed Under: Behind the Books, Miri Attwater

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