Cover Design, Blurb, & Bio
The elements of the cover design are the Cover Artwork, Story Blurb, and Author’s Biography.
These must me merged and formatted to the tight specification of Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing specification and uploaded to them in a file format they accept.
None of this can or should be done without your input because:
- You already have an image of what you’d like the cover to look like, whether you’ve let it come to mental fore or not.
- You know the story best. What was your hook in writing the first few pages?
- You know you best. How would you like to be known to your audience?
Cover Art
We begin with your vision.
- Depending on your needs, we may use A.I. artwork or commercially available royalty free artwork. Often several images are merged to create the image.
- Three images are presented from which you choose.
Blurb
The best way to write a good blurb is to read a good blurb. Find commercially successful books in your genre; read their blurbs. Emulate.
We ask that you write out about 100 words, but not more than 200 words describing the “Hook” to the story. In the blurb, you do NOT reveal the who-done-it aspect of the tale. You want to entice the reader who picks up the book in a bookstore–or reads the blurb on the Amazon sales page–to buy it.
You know the story and the motivation of the characters best. We take what you write and massage it for content and presentation.
Author Biography
This may be your first novel and you have no writing credentials to offer. But you’ve had a life. Tell about your profession, your passions, and what inspired you to write this novel.
If you have published before, fiction or non-fiction, cite the titles, even if they didn’t sell.
Try to keep it at 100 words, though we may pare it down.
Email a photograph.