Book Covers

The cover of your book is the first thing that many of your readers will see.

They may buy it after reading the description and reviews by other readers, but the cover will be what draws them to check it out in the first place. So despite that old saying (you know the one), your cover has to rock.

With so many people ordering their books online, both hardcover and paperback and in eBook format, it's important for your cover to be as dynamic on a computer screen as it would be sitting on a shelf in a store.

• It isn't necessary for your title and name to be legible at thumbnail size, but it helps. If you are designing your own cover, be sure to look at it very small as well as very large. If your cover becomes a muddled mess at thumbnail size, that may be the only size most people see.

• K.I.S.S is the name of the game for covers. Instead of trying to describe the whole novel with one image, focus on one emotion, one character, one relationship or one moment from your story.

• When designing your cover, be sure you have permission for any images you use. Copyright is important to you, right? Afford artists, photographers and designers this same courtesy.

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Just so you know, I design covers for $70, which includes original artwork, photography or design. Drop me a line at LKeenerGrant@gmail.com, and we'll get to work.