I’m so excited to finally be able to show you the new cover for As the Crow Flies! The artist, TwinArtDesign, did a wonderful job blending the real with the symbolic, turning my ideas into a picture that conveys a sense of magic and adventure.
Category Archives: cover art
Cover Candy #6
There’s nothing like looking at some good Cover Candy to get me inspired to read! I have to be careful, or I’ll end up with even more books in my TBR Pile. The ones I’ve chosen this time are wildly different: gritty, whimsical, and classy. They’re all dark-colored (does that make a theme?). I like them for completely different reasons, but I find each of them intriguing. As usual, I can’t vouch for the contents of the books represented below. We’re only here for the eye candy! Cover Stars ACID ~Emma Pass~ Kindle, 386 pages Delacorte Press March 11, 2014 […]
The Great Cover-Up #5
It’s time for another round of The Great Cover-Up! I was recently looking at a list of books displayed by cover. If I were going on the cover alone, I might have bought 10 out of the 50 that were listed. Clearly, books with attractive covers are going to garner more interest. “Aspiring authors, get this through your head. Cover art serves one purpose, and one purpose only, to get potential customers interested long enough to pick up the book to read the back cover blurb. In the internet age that means the thumbnail image needs to be interesting enough […]
Cover Candy #4
The Great Cover-Up is one of my favorite features to do. Great book covers, wonderful typography, amazing design — and when it comes on a book, it’s a win-win situation. I think the first cover I recall really falling in love with was the one Michael Whelan did for To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams. The picture is incredibly detailed, fantastic, and realistic. I still want a print to frame and hang in my office. Creating covers for my own books has given me a new appreciation for the thought and the work that goes into them. I began […]
Cover Candy #03
Pop quiz! Who loves books? (YOU, right? Okay, and me, too. I’ll admit it.) Who loves pretty pictures? (I do! I do!) This week we’ve got both. The only thing that could make this combo better is some chocolate. I have some, but you’ll have to bring your own. Sorry. I’ve tried, but licking the screen isn’t nearly as satisfactory as reality, and I’ve yet to see a working replicator. If you have, you’d better link me up…! On with the show, then! Once again, I can’t vouch for the contents of the books represented below. We’re only here for […]
Five Good Things
If you’ve been keeping up with my Facebook page, you’ll know I’m neck deep re-working the outline for my Work In Progress. I suffered a round of depression when I calculated that Act 1 needs to go on an extreme diet or I’ll end up with a 1200+ page doorstop, just for the first book! Using a physical plot board rather than the computer screen has helped a lot. It’s much easier to see what’s going on and what’s missing. (Don’t worry, Beloved Scrivener [http://www.literatureandlatte.com], I still love you!) I’ve used the board to reorganize my Scrivener files and I’m […]
Cover Candy #2
I love great book covers. I have a digital collection that I go through every now and then, admiring and deciphering what it is about each that particularly intrigues or pleases me. Some days the walk through my virtual gallery is for the simple desire to appreciate the artwork. On other days (especially when I’m contemplating the creation of a cover) I look through the collection to inspire ideas. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Book covers have to do a lot of work! “Aspiring authors, get this through your head. Cover art serves one purpose, and […]
Getting Graphic
The word “graphic” comes from a Greek word that means “writing, drawing.” Graphic representations are visual, symbolic, illustrative … and written. Graphic descriptions are vivid, detailed, descriptive, illustrative. Do you see a connection here? Authors who want to sell their books (as I suppose most authors do) will draw more attention to themselves and their books if the package (author and books) is attractive. I’ve talked before about what an important job book covers have. Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, points out that: A book’s description is the “first and foremost concern” of the blogger and book reviewer known as “The […]
Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt!
It’s the first Friday of a whole new year! Hello, and Happy New Year to You! As usual for the first-Friday-of-the-month, A Drift of Quills comes together to deliver you something wonderfully bookish—and this time we’re doing a scavenger hunt! You might have seen some others around the cyber world, but we decided to make up our own. We’re adventurous that way! Rummaging through my bookshelves (both physical and digital) makes me feel like a dragon admiring its treasure. I have silver and gold, precious jewels, priceless collections of beautiful words at my very fingertips! The hardest part of this […]
Guest Post Cover Reveal: Vanna Smythe
Vanna Smythe’s Anniversary of the Veil series sports one lovely cover modified for each book, and I am delighted to be able to share this one with you as she gears up to release her new book. Forever Husband is the third and final installment in the series, and brings the story of Kae and Issa to a satisfying conclusion. While the book can be considered a standalone novel it is greatly enhanced by first reading the parts one and two of the series, Protector and Decision Maker. Purdy, ain’t it? It looks so very elegant. Links to the other books in […]