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How to Judge a Book Cover
David Rotstein, the art director for Minotaur Books, recently launched a Web site devoted to a discussion of the fine art of designing book covers. It’s a pretty interesting peek behind the curtains at...
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The 2015 Cover Controversy!
Vaughn Hardacker here. Last month my publisher, Skyhorse Publishing, forwarded me the proposed cover for my novel THE BLACK ORCHID, slated for release on March 1, 2016. My first impression was: “Wow,...
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The Post Where I Admit It is Possible I am Not a Genius at Everything
by Barb, happily typing this in Boothbay Harbor, Maine On Monday, I did the cover reveal for the sixth Maine Clambake Mystery, Stowed Away, over on the Wicked Cozy Authors blog. I’m very happy with the...
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Can You Tell a Book by Its Cover?
Kate Flora: As I am on the cusp of publication for my tenth Thea Kozak mystery, Death Comes Knocking, I’ve been reflecting on the challenge of author vs. publisher in the matter of what cover goes on...
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Cover Story
John Clark playing around with cover possibilities for several YA books. What do you think? What happens when a somewhat shy teenager discovers an injured eagle, then finds out it’s really the god Thor...
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Judging a Translation by its Cover
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today wondering whether most writers who have their books translated into other languages ever know how much was changed during the translation process. To...
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Finding the Right Cover
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today writing as Kathy and following up on my last blog about revising Firebrand, a 1993 historical romance, into historical fiction (tentatively titled...
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