One of my favorite aspects of going indie has been the control factor. Everyone who knows me will tell you what a control freak I am. When I was pursuing traditional (trad) publishing, I knew that I'd have little to no input on my cover.
What a bummer, right?
Don't you hate it when a cover totally misrepresents a book? The hair color is wrong, the clothes aren't even close and there have even been some books where the SKIN COLOR is wrong, like African-American main characters portrayed as Caucasians on the cover. That is so, so wrong.
I have a basic concept of where my cover is going and unless they're lying to me, my indie buddies agree with me - my cover is absolutely amazing. It's a black background (my favorite color, natch) and depicts a scene from my novel. It's fantastic and I can't wait until it's done so I can share it with you. It will be an amazing reveal (crap....sounding like reality shows again...)!
I've spent more time staring at the artwork than I should, really. I have to get back to revisions. None of this is worth it unless I have a book to share with you, right?
OMG it's SO pretty! I can't wait until you can show it off!
ReplyDeleteMegg,
ReplyDeleteJust found you from Robin Ludwig's site. I am excited for you, and your cover turned out AMAZING!!!! This is why I want Robin to do mine (when I finally get to that point). I look forward to following you on your journey and for when your book releases! Yep, just judging by the cover, I HAVE TO READ IT!
Melissa
Scrittore- Italian for Writer
Hey Melissa,
ReplyDeleteRobin did an amazing job for me. I highly recommend her!!! It's great to meet you. :-)
Megg
Oh, I forgot to ask, when are you releasing the book?
ReplyDeleteHopefully end of February at the latest. I'm working on final edits now.
ReplyDeleteAre you on Facebook? If so, drop me a friend request. I'm the only Megg Jensen. ;)
Great cover! Who is this Robin everyone is speaking of?
ReplyDeleteRobin Ludwig Design, Inc. www.rldprint.com
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