February 10, 2020
This post by Kathryn Rosa Miller is a fantastic, in-depth look at the process of designing a book cover, from developing the initial concept to final […]
October 5, 2019
What makes a book cover look professional, besides 10 years of graphic design experience? Here are 7 mistakes that amateurs make when creating book covers. All […]
August 21, 2019
I’m taking a few days off from book cover-related doings because we lost our elderly ladycat this week. I shall simply point you to my Pinterest […]
August 14, 2019
This week, I point out a few good galleries of stock photos for fantasy book covers. Some of these photos may require a bit of Photoshop […]
August 6, 2019
I’d like to know what you guys want to know! Drop a comment below, or if you’d rather remain anonymous, here’s a Google form that doesn’t […]
July 31, 2019
Here's my spreadsheet of vendors of stock photos for book covers, along with notes on costs, genres, and licenses. You're welcome.
July 24, 2019
Got a science fiction book to market? Slap a spaceship on that there cover and boot it out the door! The rubes will eat it up! […]
July 17, 2019
The conclusion of a walkthrough of my process in creating a fantasy book cover illustration for a novel by Sherwood Smith.
July 11, 2019
A national magazine buys a stock photo for their cover and discovers that it infringes copyright after publication.
July 10, 2019
The first part of a walkthrough of my process in creating a fantasy book cover illustration for a novel by Sherwood Smith.