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How to Create Your Own Book Cover
Having a good book cover that captures a potential reader’s eye can make the difference between becoming a bestselling author or disappearing into obscurity. Obviously, the ability to write well and tell a provocative story is essential to an author’s success, but first impressions matter. Consider how many books you haven’t picked up off a shelf to further investigate solely based on appearance. Quality graphic designers do not come cheap. As a self-published author, you may have to design your own book cover. Unless you’re multi-talented as both a writer and graphic design artist, this can be a daunting task. Thankfully, there are tools out there that can help. In…
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New Book Cover For The Wanderer
Just finished the first design draft for the full cover of my new book, The Wanderer: Vindicta. I thought I would post it to get your thoughts. Whether you hate it, love it, or just have some constructive criticisms, please let me know; I value your opinion. The full cover design took me just under two hours using Pixabay for commercial use images, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC for the text elements, and the GIMP image editor to put it all together. Soon, I’ll post a video to walk you through the whole process so you can create professional quality covers or images for your own books, blogs, or magazines. Thanks…