There will be covers…
Some day I will make enough from my work that I can afford to hire a real designer for my covers. Until then, I’m strictly do-it-myself. So I’m starting to think about a cover for the story I’m editing now. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Covers
More on covers
Tara West (Tamra Westberry) is an author and cover designer herself, and lately she has interviewed several other cover designers. These interviews are full of useful information for authors who design for themselves as well as authors who want to … Continue reading →
Wednesday Links – Book Covers
I haven’t done a links post recently, because honestly I haven’t had much to say, but I ran across a cascade of interesting links yesterday all relating to book covers and font choices, and I wanted to preserve them here. … Continue reading →
Cassell’s Popular Gardening Test Cover
So here is my first draft of a cover for Cassell’s Popular Gardening. As much as I wanted a spare, modern style for 200 Eggs, I wanted something much more old-fashioned for this one, which is a turn-of-the-century English gardening … Continue reading →
200 Eggs Draft Cover
So here is my first draft of a cover for the chicken book. For some reason I was drawn to this very spare, modern style for the cover, which I admit is an odd choice for a turn-of-the-century book. But … Continue reading →
Final cover test
I liked the face-off aspect of the other photo, but it wasn’t quite what I wanted. So I looked at more photos and chose this one, which is far more dramatic. I think this expresses the feel of the story … Continue reading →
Cover Test 5
I’m playing with the faces, making them less realistic, more fantastical. I like this one. My beta reader sent back my manuscript with a number of questions and errors and suggestions on it, so I’ll work those out next. Onwards!
Continue reading →Last Night — Test Cover
So, here’s my test cover for Last Night, the short story I’m going to use as a test run in e-publishing. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. I ended up working mostly in Photoplus, as Paint Shop Pro … Continue reading →
Covers
My task next week will be to create cover art for Last Night, while the story itself is being edited by my beta reader (i.e. my very smart and well-read husband). I have a general idea, I’ve picked out some … Continue reading →