We all know the saying, which is quite wise when it comes to people, but there’s a reason this saying came to be. Many a book has been put aside, passed over, or never read at all because of its cover and the instant impression someone had about what the story inside might be like. So with my book about to be published soon, I needed to find a cover that would relay a part of what the story was about, so people will find it intriguing enough to at least read the description, and hopefully buy the book.
This seemed like a tall order as one my central characters was female, or at least a representation of that, and also a computer. I did a lot of searching and had a few other possibilities, but this one seemed the best as the woman modeling for it looked the closest to how I envisioned Sofia to appear, and it included elements of both digital and fiber optics technology. What would be an odd backdrop for other author’s books was the perfect one for mine.
I searched quite a few sites to find one that would both fit my needs and my budget. There were more sources than I expected and found many that would allow you to work with the artists to customize your cover to meet your exact needs. Needless to say, that came at a price. For that kind of service and customization, it would seem worth it and a fair price to pay those artists for that work, but I needed something more economical.
I settled on a great source of many different book covers created by a plethora of graphic artists where the prices were quite reasonable. On SelfPubBookCovers.com they had many different covers for a variety of genres, but to find the right cover, you have to put in the time to search. I’d actually started this process a while back, so I had some time to keep looking for what would work best. This helped as new covers get uploaded all the time. You have the ability to save a cover, but it can still be bought by others, so no guarantees there unless you shell out the cash to make it yours. Their site also allows for you to put in your own text, using different fonts and effects to make it look just right. Even after purchasing, you can go back later and make edits and download the graphic again.
I’ve uploaded the cover in the Amazon Kindle Self Publishing site for my initial tests and it looked fine, so I hope that this was the right choice. Only time will tell.
Progress Report:
“Inheriting S.O.F.I.A.” Novel Progress: DONE, publishing soon!
1st Draft Novel: 78,198 words
2nd Draft Novel Rewrite: Completed 2/11/2018!
“Burt’s Bots” Novel Outline progress:
Outline: 1,216 words (Added more notes to the outline)
Novel 1st Draft: 13,367 (Went back to outlining 1st though)