April 12th, 2021
Book Cover 101: Design Pitfalls to Avoid on Your Way to Bestseller
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Author Marketing | Indie Publishing
by Melinda VanLone
Whether you’re designing your own covers or hiring someone to do it for you, it’s easy to fall prey to some common traps along the way. Here are five pitfalls to avoid as you navigate the wild world of cover design.… Read the post
February 8th, 2021
Book Cover 101: Covering A Cross-Genre Novel
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Author Marketing | Publishing
by Melinda VanLone
Here on Writers In The Storm we’ve talked about putting the promise of your genre on the cover and how vital it is for selling your novel. As I've said before, a good cover is a contract with the reader that this story fits in the genre they’re looking for.… Read the post
August 10th, 2020
Book Covers 101: Updating Your Cover
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Author Marketing | Indie Publishing
by Melinda VanLone
Book covers are a lot like fashion, except the expectations change over the course of years instead of seasons. Everyone’s seen the cover of their favorite book change over the years, whether it’s traditionally published or indie. You might even be thinking about how nice it would be to change your own book cover to something more exciting or more “now”, but something is holding you back.… Read the post
May 11th, 2020
Book Cover 101: How Much Should a Cover Cost?
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Author Marketing | Blogging Guests
by Melinda VanLone
We've spent quite a bit of time on various blogs here at WITS talking about what makes a good cover for your genre, and about why you should invest in one. Now that you're convinced you need one, what's the next step?… Read the post
February 10th, 2020
Book Cover 101: A Quick Guide to Image Copyright Issues
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Blogging Guests | Marketing
by Melinda VanLone
Are you an indie author about to create or commission a cover? If so, most likely you'll be using images to design your latest best seller. Did you know that those images have copyrights? Even if you found them on the interwebs like litter on a street corner, they still have rights.… Read the post
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