Sep 9, 2015

Covers are one of the most important selling tools a book can have. The cover is the first thing that a person wandering through a bookstore (whether in person or online) will see; if it doesn’t immediately grab a potential reader, she’ll quickly move on to another book. Just as you would want to put on your best face before a first date, a book cover requires a lot of thought and work.

I have been fortunate to have had a say in the design of all but one of the covers of my books in print. The covers of my books tend to break the generally accepted “rules” of good design, but there’s generally nothing quite like them out there (they are much like my writing, if it comes to that). At a time when the covers of most popular genres hew to a formula specific to that genre, I expect mine stand out. The fact that they usually illustrate the concept of my books, or specific scenes from out of the books, is part of the overall plan.

I share these thoughts today because I now have a super-special * COVER REVEAL * for you:

The cover was designed by my Web Goddess, the ridiculously multitalented Gisela McKay, from my design concept. I think it uniquely captures the essence of the novel Both Sides. NOW! – what do you think?