My publisher sent me the draft book cover of SPACEHIVE yesterday and it blew my sox off; it's awesome! Will sure appeal to a young adult reader. We're also calling the book SpaceHive rather than the original name. See explanation on my blog.

There's the ominous BLACK GENERAL standing at the controls of the SpaceHive, and the Wasps in outer space peering at the Earth with neon red compound eyes.

Very nice, Ryan and Cheryl. Thank you.


The cover will be featured on this blog and elsewhere soon. Please look for it. All comments welcomed.

Wish I had said this:

When I add a spoon of honey to my tea, I give thanks to a dozen bees for the work of their whole lives. When my finger sweeps the final drop of sweetness from the jar, I know we've enjoyed the nectar from over a million flowers. This is what honey is: the souls of flowers, a food to please the gods. Honeyeaters know that to have a joyful heart one must live life like the bees, sipping the sweet nectar from each moment as it blooms. And Life, like the world of honey, has its enchantments and stings.... ~Ingrid Goff-Maidoff "The Honey Sutras"