Judging a Book
by Its Cover by S. A. Starcevic
What’s
that old saying? You know the one. The one about not taking things at
face-value. I know it’s not meant to be taken literally, but just for the sake
of this article, let’s assume that the saying is talking about an actual book
with an actual cover.
Want
to know what I think about it? Pish. Wrong. The cover of a book is just as
important as the blurb when it comes to deciding whether or not you’d like to
purchase it – and more importantly, if you’re going to read it.
Case
in point: I recently landed a book deal which I’m ecstatic about. After signing
the contract and shooting it over to Forever More Publishing, I had to fill out
a detailed cover sheet. I knew this was the next step, and I’d been looking
forward to it for a while. Still, I took the responsibility seriously. A book’s
cover is the reader’s first impression, and I’d heard nightmares of authors
stuck with terrible covers which they had zero say about. I wasn’t going to let
that happen. Alas, the designer – April Martinez – is pretty much the Vera Wang
of cover designing. I’m not worried. I haven’t received a final draft yet, but
I’m confident about the end results.
And
yes, I’ll be doing a cover reveal. Email sebstarcevic (at) gmail (dot) com to
get involved. Or just hop over to this blog; Marie, who is wonderful and
amazing to work with, is hosting an official reveal on May 3rd for the June 18th release.
Thank you, S. A., for this interesting take on the cover process!
I wish you much success on your new release! :)
Guest Blogger Bio
S. A. Starcevic wanted to be a superhero
when he was little, but nowadays he settles for the next best thing: writing
about them. UNTOUCHABLE, his superhero YA novella with an LGBT love story, is
signed with Forever More Publishing. When he’s not slaving over books two and three
in the trilogy, he blogs about writing, publishing and world domination at Bookshelf of Doom.
Blog/Website: http://thebookshelfofdoom.tumblr.com/
Amazon Author Central: http://amzn.to/1OEs9IP
Book:
Coming Soon!
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