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I’ve had the pleasure of remaking Ray Gorham post-apocalyptic thriller 77 Days in September, which is burning up the Kindle bestseller’s list. Ray started with a homemade cover [...]

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Another recent book cover I’ve been working on is “The Romanov Stone”. We needed a color-changing glowing alexandrite gem with a Romanov Seal on it; plus  Cyrillic text. These [...]

I’ve been working on a cover for “The Watchers” for awhile now – based on the plot outline, I tried to include the three main characters: Eli is an angel (watcher) who [...]

I’ve been working with Rich Johnson on a cover for “Dead Drunk”. Yeah – my first Zombie Apocalypse book cover design! “Dead Drunk” centers around a group of [...]

I was a little surprised today to see the cover of Ruth Long’s book “The Treachery of Beautiful Things”. After being warned by a designer friend about using stock images [...]

A great Young Adult Fantasy book cover invariably starts with an old-fashioned gown. Yes it’s overdone; however you need your readers to look at the book and say “Gee, that’s [...]

I learned an interesting lesson today from Terra Harmony at http://twainwannabe.blogspot.com. Basically, Terra knew exactly what she wanted from a book cover, and told her cover designer what to [...]

If you plan to publish with Lulu.com, you may be trying to decide which of their book cover design packages to buy. Here’s a breakdown: Basic Book Cover Design: $130 For $130 you get a very [...]

I’ve started a section of book cover critiques and makeover; if you have a cover already but aren’t sure if it’s good enough, or are thinking of getting a new one or fixing the [...]