Pangasm

The cover for panGasm was an original mixed medium painting by a deceased friend of mine, Michael Abbey. I have self published this book and chose the image myself because it represents the principle of panGasm perfectly. The principle of panGasm introduces the Divine Feminine Principle of Dark Matter, and here She is holding the Earth in her hand. As well, panGasm uses ancient text and pyramid inscriptions to merge modern scientific discovery to validate the Star-Gate of 2012 as the beginning of a New Age. The Mayan Pyramids behind the image of the Dark Mistress represent the time tables demonstrated by pyramids around the world and feature a maze in the forefront as an image indicating mankind's evolutionary progress. Since panGasm is introducing a revolutionary Sexual Ethic for the New Age, I felt as though the nude image of a mysterious woman would be a great magnet that would pull readers to it, and it is proving itself as such. This book is available at lulu.com/pangasm, I hope you want to know more.

Thank you for the great blog idea, I had wanted to share a little about the selection process for my book cover and will tell more about the story of how this image came to be available to me as a result of the passing of a friend of mine, if there is stated interest about hearing this story; it is a little long-winded to add to this blurb. Mahalo for your aloha

The Temples of Light by Danielle Rama Hoffman

Feel free to give as much detail as you want and if there are other specific things you want to include that relate to the cover and book design – definitely include them.

We want you to share your book cover with us. An attractive cover is a big element in the appeal of your book.We want the details about yours.





Did you design the cover? No



Did your publisher design the cover?

Yes. Inner Traditions/ Bear & CO. Cover Design by Peri Swan. 



Did you get to give any input about the cover design?

My publisher designed the cover. My input was approving the cover design and thanking them for doing such a marvelous job. 



Who is the cover artist?Helena Nelson-Reed



Are you happy with the cover?Yes



Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover.The cover is beautiful and portrays the beauty, joy, and strength the reader experiences as a result of embodying the heart teachings in the book. 



Is there anything else about your cover that we need to know? Feel free to share.


The illustration is called Hathor, the Turquoise Lady. Hathor is the goddess of beauty, joy, love, music, dance and bliss. Chapter 8 is about an Egyptian temple called Dendera which is dedicated to the goddess Hathor and provides the reader with support in shifting from fear and obligation to living from joy and purpose. Living from bliss and joy is a key message in the book, so that Hathor blesses the cover of the book is simply divine.

Please provide your website link.

www.divinetransmissions.com

www.thetemplesoflight.com

www.egyptiscalling.com 



What is the link to buy your book?


www.thetemplesoflight.com/promotion.html

We are extending the bonus offer for one more day -- Temples of Light by Danielle Rama Hoffman, is being offered, along with $3000 in bonus gifts, beginning on December 8th at 12:01 am. We invite you to visit - www.thetemplesoflight.com/promotion and then click on the “order” link, order the book on Amazon and return to the promotional page. Enter your name and email address to reach the bonus page. The bonuses are not available until December 8th.

Cover Art for Listen to the Songs of the Angels

1) No, I did not design my book’s cover.

2) No, my publisher did not design my book’s cover.

3) Yes. The finished product is the result of criteria’s I submitted to the graphic artist.

4) The story behind the design.

One Sunday afternoon while visiting a clairvoyant friend, she informed me that soon I would see a bird with a branch in its beak and that it would speak volumes to me once I acknowledged it.

The following Wednesday following a shower, I grabbed a new and unfamiliar towel at random, opened it up, and brought it to my face. Suddenly to my surprise, I noticed a dove with a branch in beak embroidered in the towel. Instantly a clear message came to mind. The dove goes on the cover of your book and the book’s colour will match that of the towel.

5) The artist is Joe Donnelly of Joe Donnelly Designs

6) I am happy with the design

7) The best part of the cover for me is that it symbolizes hope.

8) The dove which represents the Holy Spirit encircles the globe in an attempt to heal human kind.

The rainbow coloured ribbons represent the seven chakras which are inherent in everyone and connects us to source.

9) www.angels-songs.com

10) http://www.amazon.com/Listen-Songs-Angels-Jacques-Bourdeau/dp/1425137229/

Valentine Express by Cricket Sawyer

Did you design the cover? no

Did your publisher design the cover? The Publisher Karen Syed of Erotique designed my cover and I couldn't be happier.

Did you get to give any input about the cover design? I did have input, but it was Karen's clever adaptation that captured the essence of this short novella in the cover graphic.

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details.

Who is the cover artist? Karen Syed publisher of Echlon and Erotique books

Are you happy with the cover? Delightfully so!

If not, what would you change and why? Absolutely nothing.

Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover. Well, it's a valentine's day story - and she did it in a red velvet look with a heart cutout super emposed over what could be a lover's kiss

Is there anything else about your cover that we need to know? Feel free to share.

Warmed by a cloud of steam and enticed by fragrances of the past mingling with the present, Carrie finds herself drowning in a sea of erotic nostalgia. Remembering each pair of excited hands caressing her skin, teasing her into waves of pleasure, she revisits the sensuality of her youth. But no matter how ardent the memories, nothing will give her greater pleasures than the ecstasy yet to come.

Please provide your website link. www.cricket-sawyer.com

What is the link to buy your book? http://tinyurl.com/222tt5

Pattern of Vengeance by C Hyytinen

We want you to share your book cover with us. An attractive cover is a big element in the
appeal of your book.

We want the details about yours.

Did you design the cover? Yes. I told Karen exactly what I wanted and she delivered. I was shocked as to how perfect it fit my specifications.

Did your publisher design the cover? No, but she was very agreeable to what I wanted.

Did you get to give any input about the cover design? Yes. I wanted the Minneapolis skyline with crime scene tape embossed over the top.

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details.

Who is the cover artist? Nathalie Moore

Are you happy with the cover? I love it. I love it. I love it.

If not, what would you change and why?

Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover. I like the fact that I recognize the buildings. And the rolling grey clouds depict Minnesota quite well. J

Is there anything else about your cover that we need to know? Feel free to share.

Please provide your website link. http://www.chyytinen.com

What is the link to buy your book?

http://www.amazon.com/Pattern-Vengeance-C-Hyytinen/dp/1590805208/

C. Hyytinen

Pattern of Violence (ISBN: 978-1-59080-278-6)

Pattern of Vengeance (ISBN: 978-1-59080-520-6)

http://www.echelonpress.com

http://www.chyytinen.com

PSI Blue by Robert Walker

The cover art for PSI Blue by Robert W. Walker, Echelon Press,was designed by my son, Stephen R. Walker who owns and operates his own Computer Graphics company SRWalkerdesigns.com. The choice of the cover was Stephen's once he read teh book, and it depicts the sort of twisting, confusing images that the main character, Rae Murphy Hiyakawa, half Asian, half Irish, and all psychically empowered woman gets when she goes on a psychic quest for answers to murder and mayhem. Rae is done in a Janet Evanovich tongue-in-cheek approach to a serial killer novel, so it is both humorous and ghastly at once and meant to be.

Personally, I feel the cover "covers" the story within, but it seems to be not so
appealing to others who are "confused" perhaps...as there are a lot of images and details to take
in at once.  Once a reader begins the story, I am told, they "get" the cover art.  I love the feel of it,
the look of it because it is vastly different from so many "simple" or straightforward covers, but that's
just me.  I wouldn't change anythiing about it save making it a bit lighter in color as the printers got it
darker than the original.  This was not the publisher's fault.

The novel is about the strange, mysterious world of real life psychics and based on one that I know;
picked her brain a great deal for details and character of the main lady at the helm of the ship PSI
Blue.  PSI Blue can be ordered via Amazon.com or at www.Echelonpress.com, and or on E-book
from www.FictionWise.com 

My website opens with an image of the cover and will guide you to my many other titles.  That is at
www.RobertWWalkerBooks.com

Dark Shines My Love by Alexis Hart

Dark Shines My Love is a special book to me. It is the first interracial story I have written, though, that is my background. This book has been through a series of covers (three re-issues and three covers) but this one fits the theme and tone of the books nicely. While I helped pick the images to be used, I did not put them all together. I did have a lot of input on the cover and that allowed me to feel better about the final product.

This book, while it is an interracial book, is more about the characters. Thought out to be a contemporary gothic, I needed to convey the dark and foreboding tendencies of the main character. It was extraordinarily difficult to find the perfect images, seen from the hero’s eyes, as he is blind. This put us into the heroine’s mind and how she saw things, while still keeping in theme.

Echelon Press is blessed to have Nathalie Moore (Graphic Muse Designs) as our sole cover artist and she does remarkable work. With the initial two covers, I was okay with them, but it wasn’t until this “final” cover that I really felt good. Nathalie did an excellent job

One of the most unique characteristics about this cover is its darkness. And yet, the soft rose brings out the hint of romance that can bloom in even the most forbidden places. Gives me shivers.

You can learn more about me and my other books at www.hartofthematter.com or visit my publisher site at www.echelonpress.com

What is the link to buy your book?

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Shines-Love-Alexis-Hart/dp/1590802527/

Lightning Days by Colin Harvey

Did you or your publisher design the cover? Did you get to give any input about the cover design?

It wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration to say that the cover almost designed itself. My publisher and I were talking generally about cover artists, and I had long been a huge fan of Duncan Long’s (I hadn’t realized for just how long until I looked at the date on the gallery; barely a month after Strange Horizons started, and over seven years ago now…) so when Dindy asked if there was anyone I wanted included in the bidding process, I named him.

When the sample cover turned up – and we hadn’t given any briefing to any of the four artists, just asked for samples of their work – it was spooky; the cover was almost exactly what I’d been visualizing in a very vague sort of way.

So we told Duncan some of the key points of the book, and he changed one of the skulls to a Neanderthal shape, while keeping the other as Homo Sapiens. The star got changed to a portal. OK, so it looks like the wormhole from DS9, but how would you go about representing a rent in the fabric of space-time? Finally, Duncan included some lightning and some James-Bond-type people to represent the hero and heroine, and hey presto! one cover.

Are you happy with the cover?

Very! I forget how much I liked it, until I sat down and looked at it again. That’s the thing about the familiar; it loses its impact until you look at it anew.

Please provide your website link.

http://www.geocities.com/colin_harvey

What is the link to buy your book?

In paperback:
http://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Days-Colin-Harvey/dp/1934041106/

In electronic format:
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook47461.htm

Please send me a copy of your cover along with your answers so the blog readers can see your cover and read your thoughts.

Novels from Swimming Kangaroo Books:
Lightning Days -- SF, Finalist for the USA Book News Awards
The Silk Palace -- "compelling" Library Journal
"Intrigues, betrayals, murders, love affairs, transformations, and
revelations," Bruce Boston, author of The Guardener's Tale

www.geocities.com/colin_harvey
www.myspace.com/colin_harvey

Willing Sacrifice by Gloria Oliver

Did you design the cover? No

Did your publisher design the cover? Yes

Did you get to give any input about the cover design? Yes. The publisher asked for ideas up front and then later let me see the first draft so I could make comments.

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details. Actually, the cover for Willing Sacrifice seems to have been cursed. One artist went AWAL after comments were made, the second got turned down by one of the owners after comments were made, and finally the third came through!

Who is the cover artist? Cover art by Brandy Everett. Cover design by Martine Jardin

Are you happy with the cover? Overall...yeah

If not, what would you change and why?

Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover. Love the background and the rift in the fabric or reality

Is there anything else about your cover that we need to know? Feel free to share.

Please provide your website link. www.gloriaoliver.com/willing.html

What is the link to buy your book? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934135275%3ftag=cmk1999%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26dev-t=D216JD0ZGSFGW8

Gloria Oliver
www.gloriaoliver.com
Unveiling the Fantastic

Red Stone by Craig Smith

Did you design the cover? No.

Did you get to give any input about the cover design? No not really but I'm really happy with the result. I don't think it would have been as good if my input was involved!

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details. Yes. I was very lucky to get my cover. I used to frequent the Forums over at Asimov's. And I was shopping around for a cover at the time and I noticed of the guys there did cover art so I checked out his site. So that he did some good work and sent him an email to find out if he was interested and to my great surprise he said yes and had me a really great cover in a few days.

Who is the cover artist? A.R. Yngve an artist and published author from Sweden. Here's his website if you want to check it out. http://yngve.bravehost.com/

Are you happy with the cover? To be honest at first I thought maybe this is a bit too much red but than I thought you don't get much more eye-catching than red! I'm very pleased with it. And really like the design

Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover. The words Red Stone. I really like the font that was used.

Please provide your website link: http://the-red-stone.blogspot.com/

What is the link to buy your book?

There's two one is to amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Red-Stone-Craig-Smith/dp/1600760368/

And the other is to the publisher: http://www.stonegarden.net/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&products_id=72&zenid=cfbfc050830275a7ba4f7419629d7ff9

Burritos and Gasoline by Jamie Beckett

Being a writer, not a graphic artist, there was no doubt that I was the wrong person to design the cover art for my debut novel, "Burritos and Gasoline." Fortunately, I’ve maintained a relationship with a very talented, award winning graphic designer I was lucky enough to work with years ago at an aviation magazine. Mark Potter is more than just a remarkable artist. He’s a good friend as well. So the process of creating a book cover with him was far simpler and significantly more enjoyable than I suspect most authors experience early in their careers.

My input toward the finished cover consisted primarily of relating the story of "Burritos and Gasoline" to Mark, who took the images I described and incorporated them into a spectacular visual representation of the story.

Mark’s use of Spanish moss hanging from an oak tree hints at the southern location where much of the story takes place. He used the image of a gas pump to imply the road trip that brings our protagonist to his final destination. Piano keys and a music staff are also featured on the cover, both hinting at the importance of music to the storyline. The piano itself actually appears in the story at a pivotal point in the plot.

I couldn’t be happier with the finished product. Which may well mean that Mark Potter will be getting a call when it’s time to create a cover for my next book.

http://jamiebeckett.com

http://www.amazon.com/Burritos-Gasoline-Novel-Jamie-Beckett/dp/0595409121

Blog Tours - What Would You Like to Know

I'm doing a tele-seminar next week about blog tours and I would love input from you all.

There are many things to discuss about blog tours and I worked out some initial questions to get people thinking - they are:

Discover Ways to Promote Your Book on a Virtual Blog Tour to Gain Greater Visibility and Sales

• What are the benefits of doing a blog tour?

• Should you promote your book in a blog tour?

• Should fiction and non fiction books be promoted differently in a blog tour?

• Should you organize your own blog tour?

• Why hire a publicist to organize your tour?

• If you hire a publicist, will you still need to work on the tour?

• Can you use a blog tour to promote anything besides books?

• Is there a new option in book blog tours?

But, now I need to create a couple of handouts and I'd love your input. Is there any specific info about blog tours that any of you think would be most helpful? Some folks here have done tours, some have hosted touring authors and I bet some of you have thought about doing a tour. So, since many of the people here are authors, I figured it would be a great place to pose the question. What information would you suggest I offer in handouts? Thank you all for your thoughts. There will be plenty of blog tour info coming very soon .

Nikki Leigh

PS - The answer to the last question is - most definitely. Stay tuned for much more information about that option - SOON. Or, contact me to be added to the mailing list - nikki_leigh22939@yahoo.com with Mailing List in the subject line.

Goblin Quest by Jim Hines

Did you design the cover?

I had absolutely no input into this one. The first time I knew anything about how my cover would look was when my publisher sent me the finished design.

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details.

This was actually the second Goblin Quest cover. The book was first published by a smaller press before being picked up by DAW. I had some input into the small press cover (which is online at http://www.sff.net/people/jchines/Covers/GoblinQuest%20-%20Full.jpg ). That one came out pretty dark.

I think the DAW cover works much better. This is one case where it was better to keep the author out of it and let the professionals work. The DAW cover really captures the fun tone of the book, even though there's no way my goblin would ever get that close to a dragon. He's much more the "Run away and let someone else get toasted" type.

Who is the cover artist?

That would be Mel Grant. He has a web site and gallery at http://www.melgrant.com

Are you happy with the cover?

I'm very happy. As the author, I'm a complete control freak, so there are always details to nitpick about. The skin tone is a bit brighter than I like, and technically, that scene never appears in the book ... but it's a good cover. It conveys the tone of the book, and I've had a number of people tell me the cover led them to pick up and buy the book. That's exactly what a cover is supposed to do.

And Mel does a marvelous job of getting the details right, from the torn seam in Jig's boot to the color of his spectacles on the cover of the sequel.

If not, what would you change and why?

I would probably change Jig's loincloth. It looks a bit too diaperlike to me.

Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover.

Probably Smudge, Jig's pet fire-spider. It doesn't come through as well on the book cover, unfortunately. But I've got a larger print of the artwork, and Mel actually managed to make that little spider cute. I'm a bit arachnaphobic, but he really captures Smudge as a lovable little pet.

Is there anything else about your cover that we need to know? Feel free to share.

Hm ... nope.

Please provide your website link.

http://www.jimchines.com

Or you can go directly to the Goblin Quest site, at http://www.sff.net/people/jchines/GQ/
What is the link to buy your book?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0756404002/

Alaskan Magic--Carol McPhee

Cover of Alaskan Magic--Carol McPhee--http://www.geocities.com/carolmcphee2003

Did you design the cover?

I requested certain things be on the cover and let the artist take it from there.

Did you get to give any input about the cover design?

I asked for a raven, a wolf, and a bush plane because these things are crucial elements in my story. The artist added the moon and dark purple background.

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details.

The first design was difficult to see. The raven was perched on a limb which due to its position made the plane look weird. Besides, the plane wasn't right, so at my suggestion the artist substituted another more accurate one.

Who is the cover artist?

Chris Butts at Champagne Books designed the cover of Alaskan Magic.

Are you happy with the cover?

I'm very happy with the cover.

Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover.

The best part is the immediate eerie feeling each object conveys.

Is there anything else about your cover that we need to know?

There are a couple of scenes in Alaskan Magic where moonlight sets the spookiness of each scene so it's fitting to have it looking down from above.

Please provide your website link. http://www.geocities.com/carolmcphee2003

What is the link to buy your book? www.champagnebooks.com

Scott Zema - Three Steps to Investment Success

Did you design the cover?
I provided the cover photo and my website designer designed the cover.

Are you happy with the cover?
No...could be splashier in hindsight. But I feel my book is a project in evolution, everything from cover to content, until I get it right. Try doing that easily with traditional published editions!

Is there anything else about your cover we need to know?
I wanted to convey some impression of the kinds of properties I discuss in my book and use them as a rich backdrop for the titile and my name.

Please provide your website link.
www.arklimited.com

What is the link to buy your book?www.arklimitedpublishing.com

Only Moments by Nick Oliva

Did you design the cover?Yes. I wanted to convey timelessness so I used my own photography from
Carmel and Big Sur.

Did your publisher design the cover?No, I laid out the criteria and they did a great job following through with it.

Did you get to give any input about the cover design?Total

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details.The front picture is Carmel CA in October of 1984. The back is Big Sur in 1994 that I took when I was out there writing the book.

Who is the cover artist?
I shot the photographs

Are you happy with the cover?Very pleased. I wouldn't change a thing.

If not, what would you change and why?nothing

Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover.I love the sunset and birds. It gives a glimpse of the eternal

Is there anything else about your cover that we need to know? Feel free to share.Nothing really. I am lucky I know what I want and I have a good sense of what is pleasing to most and what makes sense themwise to the book's general gestalt. I like those two words together. Sounds like a German army officer. Seriously, I think that the cover must relay a sense of what the book will convey to the reader once they've begun to read it. It helps to sell something with the desirability of the cover, as one plunks down hard cash just reading the back cover so it better look good and be verbally intriguing so Mr. or Ms. John Q. Public feels good about the purchase.

Please provide your website link.
www.onlymomentsbook.com

What is the link to buy your book?www.onlymomentsbook.com or amazon.com

Blam Game

Did you design the cover? The final cover, yes. I had a certain feeling about the characters and their world.

Did your publisher design the cover? The publisher put together a sample cover using clip art and photos. That was the initial attempt and we went on from there.

Did you get to give any input about the cover design? I had total input. The publisher was generous in handing me free reign.

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details. Nothing dramatic, but I felt an emphasis should be placed on the oppressive environment; the oven-like weather of the Southwestern locale, I felt, should be represented in the introduction which is , of course, the cover. Please don't think me morbid, but I wanted to try my hand at drawing a dead man at least once.

Who is the cover artist? I did the cover art using my writing pseudonym, Jim Alexander. The publisher furnished the graphics.

Are you happy with the cover? I'd say I'm 95% satisfied with the outcome of the cover. Who wouldn't like to change their work in some small way once it's too late to do so?

If not, what would you change and why? The thing I'd change is the "Jim Alexander" scrawled in the pavement on the highway. It's entirely my fault that my publisher and I didn't get that right. He placed another "Jim Alexander" beneath the art. It appears as if I'm trying a bit too hard to make the author's name prominent through repetition, which isn't the intention at all. No, really, it isn't!

Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover? The brilliant, harsh colors and the crude (intended) form of the dead man's wingtips as he lay motionless on the highway.

Is there anything else about your cover that we need to know? Only that the pictured victim, a former government agent, sets off a greedy quest for a forgotten cache of DEA greenbacks!

Please provide your website link. My crime caper, "Blam Game" can be found at speculativefictionreview.com under the "Books" heading.

My email address is http://mail.lycos.com/hanmail/mail/MailComposeFrame.daum?TO=nburke0@lycos.com.

Judi Moreo and Kim Baccelia - Virtual Tour Stops

Promotional Interview with Judi Moreo

This is the first author promotional interview that I've posted on my Self Promotion blog on the Inspired Author site. This is the first interview in a series that I'm doing with Kathleen Gage. She is posting some on her blog and I'll be posting all of the interviews on my site. To read about Judi Moreo's promotion - visit

http://inspiredauthor.com/v3/promotional-interview-judi-moreo-0

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Kim Baccellia - Young Adult Author - Earrings of Ixtumea

Join Nikki Leigh and Muze as they interview young adult author Kim Baccelia about her book - Earrings of Ixtumea. This is the opening question of the interview - Nikki & Muze – I was reading the synopsis for your book and was intrigued by the inner struggle that your character faces. It’s also interesting that she is confronted by the same cultural problems in the fantasy world. Can you give us some information about how you came up with this idea and what sort of problems she deals with in the story?

Kim –As a bilingual teacher in the later ‘80’s and early ‘90’s, I saw a lot with my second language students. I taught in a LA county school district, close to East LA. I also was researching my own family history at this time. I was bothered how each year my students would draw themselves blond, blue-eyed, and fair skinned.

Click here to learn more about Kim and Earrings of Iztumeahttp://muzesmusings.blogspot.com/

Nikki Leigh – Fiction Author – www.nikkileigh.com
Book Promo 101 – www.nikkileigh.com/book_promo_101.htm
“Coastal Suspense with a Touch of Romance”

Dancing on the Edge by S L Connors

Did you design the cover?

Yes along with a wonderfully patient friend and fellow author.

Did your publisher design the cover?

No.

Did you get to give any input about the cover design?

Absolutely.

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details.

That depends on what you call interesting. Actually, Dancing on the Edge is my debut novel, so I was pretty clueless with the entire publishing thing. I searched high and low for a cover artist. I googled several professional artists and was knocked off my feet at the cost of hiring someone to do cover art. Then a peer and friend suggested an artist and volunteered her services. She did a beautiful design, but it just wasn’t what I’d had in mind nor did it mirror the story. She stated she didn’t have time to start over, so mutually, we opted to end the effort. I found myself on the hunt again with little time left before the release date. Learning a harsh lesson, this time I was clear I wanted samples of ideas before I decided on a cover artist.

Three artists submitted their ideas after I gave them a brief synopsis of the story, a description of my main character, and an idea of the setting.

Who is the cover artist?

Teel James Glenn-artist, author, and actor.
For more information on TJ and his work please visit: http://www.theurbanswashbuckler.com/

Are you happy with the cover?

For the most part, yes.

If not, what would you change and why?

I wanted the female depicted to be softer, prettier. Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover.

The setting. The story is based in South Florida and I think the artist captured it beautifully. Also, some of the details the layperson would not necessarily pickup on, but my favorite is the black tape worn on the badge which signifies the mourning of a downed fellow police officer.

S.L. Connors, Author

For more information, visit - http://www.sharonlconnors.com/ & http://www.romawolftales.com/

Search for the Million $$$ Ghost - Dorothy Thompson

Did you design the cover?

I designed and made the cover for THE SEARCH FOR THE MILLION $$$ GHOST because I love that control. As I had experience in cover design in the past, it only seemed fitting that I design the cover for this book, too. I’m a stickler about book covers. I didn’t want to take the chance on it being something that didn’t match what the book is about.

Did your publisher design the cover?

They didn’t, no.

Did you get to give any input about the cover design?

I had total input.

Is there an interesting story behind the cover design? If so, please share the details.

THE SEARCH FOR THE MILLION $$$ GHOST centered around the Hawthorne mansion in which six lovely ladies tried their hand at ghostbusting. I chose the design because the Hawthorne mansion lied beyond a huge gate and when I found this picture, I knew it would be perfect even though in this picture, it’s really a gated window looking out. Where it’s moody, mysterious and foreboding, I thought it blended perfectly with the story.

Who is the cover artist?

Myself.

Are you happy with the cover?

I’m happy with the cover and have gotten rave reviews for it.

Tell us what you think is the best part of the cover.

I love it that the picture gives off an eeriness that makes you curious of what’s inside the walls of the mysterious Hawthorne mansion where the majority of the action takes place. It kind of gives off an aura of mystery even before you open the book and that’s exactly my intentions when I created it. I don’t think another cover would have done it more justice.

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