The first thing anyone sees of one of my books (well, except for my beta-readers!) is the cover. The cover is the living embodiment of "first impressions", and it's proven that a bad cover can be death to a book's sales. I've been fortunate in my covers, so far, and hopefully I will continue to be.   How the Covers are Made      Different publishers approach this in different ways. Some publishers have historically directed the art completely separate from the author – the author never knows anything about the cover [ Continue reading... ]