My Writing Endeavors: Just Eleanor

So for a while now I have been working on a new manuscript. It first originated out of a class assignment called a "Knightly Tale." Then I turned it into a short story called "The Broken Code of Chivalry." It focused on a Lord's daughter and how she dealt with the aftermath of her world crumbling to pieces. One day she was living in the lap of luxury and then the next she was homeless wandering about in the forest.

Later I entailed that her father had broken the code of chivalry, because he had an affair with another woman, and he was killed in the fire that demolished their castle. Eleanor, the main character struggles to survive in the forest on her own and she decides to go to her uncle and beg to be a servant for him. Never the less I managed to twist and change the plot again and that is how I came upon "Just Eleanor."

My cover art is flexible, but the picture above was what I used for wattpad, but I am looking for someone to create a cover for me or I artistically devise one myself. After the Heartbleed virus was present on Wattpad I took down the beginning of my story and I had accumulated over 9,000 reads. Now I am hoping to piece that story back together and revise it before I post it again. I am still working on writing the story, but "Just Eleanor" has come from a short story to an over 8,000 word document in the beginning stages of work.

If any writers out there have tips for me and how I can build and grow let me know! I would love to hear from you!