Posts Tagged ‘Cover Design Advice’
Critique Corner – Historical Fiction
I’ve recently teamed up with a fellow designer, and good friend, Cathy Helms, of Avalon Graphics to bring my favourite feature “Critique Corner” to the Discovering Diamonds Historical Fiction Review site. Where, once a month, we volunteer kind, expert, and constructive critiques to help our readers make the most of their cover designs. Since Discovering Diamonds began in 2017,…
Read More8 Tips for working with (and finding) a Book Designer. Volume III
All this month I’ve been covering tips for working with (and finding) a designer. Welcome to Volume III. To recap the last few tips: Tip# 1 – Research your genre. Tip# 2 – Research a cover designers style. Tip #3 – Get a personal recommendation. Tip #4 – Don’t let $money$ be everything. Moving on…
Read MoreTitle Typography: 8 rookie mistakes that scream DIY Volume IV
Welcome to the final installment of 8 Rookie mistakes that scream DIY
Read MoreTitle Typography – 8 Rookie mistakes that scream DIY Volume III
All this month I’ve been going over 8 rookie mistakes in title (and by line) typography. Here’s the recap from weeks 1 and 2: #1 – Using white, black, primary yellow, primary red, primary blue #2 – Using flat, solid colour text#3 – Text too close to the edge#4 – Using too many fonts Feel free…
Read MoreWhat NOT to include on your cover. Volume III
Welcome all, to the final Volume of “What NOT to include on your cover!” Lets jump right in with a recap of Vols I and II: 1 Don’t include paragraphs of text. 2 Don’t include a bunch of stickers, banners and awards. 3 Don’t use lots of different fonts for each element. 4 Don’t clutter…
Read MoreWhat NOT to include on your cover. Volume II
Welcome to this weeks installment (Volume II) of “What NOT to include on your cover! To recap last week… 1. Don’t include paragraphs of text.2. Don’t include a bunch of stickers, banners and awards. And now, without further ado, Volume II – Don’t use lots of different fonts for each element. Keep your font choices…
Read MoreWhat NOT to include on your cover. Vol I
A list of things NOT to include on your cover.
Read MoreCovers Uncovered
You glance across a crowded room and lock eyes. You are inspired, beguiled. Suddenly, “love-at-first-sight,” makes sense and you feel the spark of a love affair blossoming with … the BOOK of your dreams?… Ok, that might be taking the metaphor a bit too far, but work with me on this. The ultimate goal of your books’…
Read MoreCritique Corner: Mystery / Detective
Cover Critique: Cellphone Mystery by James Copeland Private Detective, Frank Hawthorn sits in a jail cell wondering why! He didn’t know the people he had been accused of killing nor how his fingerprints had gotten on the gun, even though it was his gun that did it. In desperation, Hawthorn sees he has to solve…
Read MoreCritique Corner: Sci-Fi-Science fiction / fantasy
Cover Critique: Erteisia by Linda Lofts-Wiles ERTEISIA Ultimate-Sacrifice Synopsis Massive upheavals in the universe caused by Orion’s domination over humanity, result in eons of bloody and brutal warfare between Orion’s Ch’hogs and the vulnerable yet determined humans. His second in command, the ruthless henchman Xag, along with his army of Ch’hogs, have ravaged planet Earth…
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