current projects

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Another long (but satisfying) book cover design process

I’ve been working on Brian Smith’s thriller “Purified” for a couple of months. Like most challenging projects, we reached a few dead-ends…

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· 4 MIN

Oh the difficulties in choosing a final book cover design!

A problem I often face with authors is paralysis of having too many options. 3 options to choose from is good. But…

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What I’m giving everybody for Christmas (book cover design makeovers for indie authors)

I’ve had an exciting year. I keep raising my prices, and people keep ordering, and my book cover designs keep getting better……

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How long does book cover design take? Until it’s DONE: lessons from a challenging cover design case study

Most of my covers take a few weeks. This one took almost a year. The author paid in November of 2012. The…

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Why I’m jealous of other book cover designers (but shouldn’t be)

I’ve been designing covers for a couple years – and in that time I’ve done a few hundred. I love the work.…

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Can you use Indesign to format books? Want more clients and extra income? Job opportunity for book formatters!

Hi there. Are you an interior book formatter, who helps self-publishing authors layout their books in InDesign? Want to find more clients…

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Aging with Bliss: a non-fiction inspirational book cover design.

A few nice covers I made for an unfinished makeover. Can you pick out the original?

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Hard-boiled crime fiction / spy thriller book cover design

I’ve been working on THE SECOND BAT GUANO WAR, a hard-boiled spy thriller. From the author, “Emphasis on the hard-boiled. The cover…

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