Finally achieved the look I was going for. Simple. Clean. With a similar feel to the other book in the series.
It wasn't easy, but it was worth it.
Monday, May 23, 2016
Discarded Cover Ideas
Some of my covers are done by professionals - Dying Embers, Wish in One Hand, In Deep Wish, Up Wish Creek. Others I have done myself - Accidental Death, Bloodflow, Fertile Ground. When it came time to do Fertile Ground's cover, though, I wondered if I could do it myself or whether I'd have to pay someone else to do it. So I started playing with a few ideas and came up with this...
It had the elements I was looking for - the women, the city of Detroit... But, umm, yuck. Try again...
Little better. Still yuck. Try again... Flipped her around. Nixed the skyline. Added more women.
Meh. Ditch the entire concept and start over. (Which is harder than it sounds because it means losing all the man hours I put into building that concept, but if it must be done, it must be done.) Try again...
Better, but something is still wrong. And then it hits me. That doesn't have the same feel as the cover for Dying Embers, and it's supposed to be part of a series. Series books should at least have the same cover feel. So, I took the idea of Dying Embers...
And created the cover for Fertile Ground:
Voila!
Finally achieved the look I was going for. Simple. Clean. With a similar feel to the other book in the series.
It wasn't easy, but it was worth it.
Finally achieved the look I was going for. Simple. Clean. With a similar feel to the other book in the series.
It wasn't easy, but it was worth it.
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I love following the way your mind words. LOL And I do really like the final cover. And the book! Hope to have it finished tonight and a review up soon!
ReplyDeleteLOL, thanks! And that's why we're friends. I suspect most people would be frightened by the way my mind works.
DeleteI'm so glad you're enjoying Fertile Ground. =o)
You have a good eye for design. The final version is great!
ReplyDeleteWishing you the best of luck with it!
Thanks, Deb! I hope I do have some luck with this. Or at least as many sales as I had with Dying Embers. Time will tell. =o)
DeleteI really like the final version and agree 100% that keeps the concept going from DE. I guess you have to try things to see it properly and when you know, you know.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fran! I'm glad you like the concept and see what I was doing there. Yep, when you know, you know. And even then, I'm still not sure if people are seeing it the way I'm seeing it. Thanks for seeing it. :hugs:
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