Today I want to discuss book covers.

This is in some ways a very commercial art. And it is regulated by genre. People expect each book in a genre to have similar covers. To the point that unique covers in the industry are the stand out instead of the standard.

When I started my journey with publishing, I was sure that I had to follow those rules. My original covers were very bland. As most poetry volumes have…

Then someone I respected quite a bit told me that the only thing wrong with my books was the covers didn’t match me. (next week on publishing demystified I will be talking about the covers and the tools I use to deal with them).

I think my covers have become more unique and I really enjoy the making of them. Here’s some of the ones I have made.