Golden tips on book covers and clipart by MMJaye.
http://www.depositphotos.com – Picture by stockfoto-graf
I’ll start with a fact: I’m a cover junkie. Whenever I’m browsing Amazon, and my eyes fall on a great-looking cover, I find my forefinger’s pad tingling to tap the “Buy with 1-click” button. And then I have to force myself to consider my monthly book budget; if it’s the beginning of the month, I’m toast!
When I decided to go down the self-publishing route, I knew that one of the perks was that I got to decide what my cover would look like. No generic stockphoto images that screamed “hot romance” would do for me—an established practice for the majority of romance imprints. I needed the characters I created, nourished and came to love to find the perfect casting, and the Casting Director job would be mine and mine alone. Plus, having no big publisher promoting me, I needed the resulting cover to stand…
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MM Jaye said:
Thank you, Nicholas! I’m so glad you found the post useful enough to reblog for your awesome readers!
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Thank *you* for putting together such a wonderful resource! 🙂
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Suzanne Joshi said:
Good blog!
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MM Jaye said:
I’m very glad you think so, Suzanne, even more that you took the time to share your thought!
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D. Wallace Peach said:
I haven’t done my own covers yet, but may in the near future. I bookmarked the photo sources. Thanks.
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MM Jaye said:
You’re welcome! I hope that when the time comes for you to get cover-creative, they save you time.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Great, glad you found it useful! 🙂
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