Evolution of a Book Cover

Never again will I mock stupid cheesy book covers because dang...a book cover is stinking hard to design. And I didn't even do the work. All I did was offer my opinion on each revised copy.

So many things go into making a book cover. Color. Font. Typesize. Images. Placement. Chocolate. Hey, don't judge me.

Anyway, I thought I'd take you along for the ride via pictures of the evolution of the Writer Off the Leash book cover (soon to be available, stay tuned) . . .

Rough Draft: Color Ideas, Copy Placement

Purple is my favorite color, but I didn't think this image represented a book on the craft of writing. 

New image...too bad it doesn't fit properly.

Really liked this image a ton better. It fit with the whimsy of the title, but the image just wouldn't work size-wise. Back to the drawing board.

Love blue but with a tree, I'm thinking green.

Came up with an image I liked, but now the Real-World Tips for Hopeful Writers doesn't tie in with it at all. Need something more, umm, organic? Leafy? Nope. Growing.

Getting closer, but some of the type is hard to read, especially on the cover. Growing in the Writing Craft is just lost. Revise.

Oh, so close. Growing in the Writing Craft needs to be a smidge larger and the back cover copy needs to be edited a tad to allow for more breathing space. Plus the quote on the back cover at the top is super hard to read. Ready for the final (well, probably) cover? Drum roll please. . .

Bingo! We have a winner. Probably. We'll have to see a printed version hot off the press to make final color tweaks. But in the mean time, where did I put that chocolate?