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190- How to Choose a Book Cover

September 4, 2020 23:49

In a recent post, Nate Hoffelder shared four mistakes you might be making with your book covers. Because book covers are so important, I wanted to create a companion post on how to choose the right cover and give some recommendations.

Why do we need to are about book covers? We’re writers!

Right. But if you want people to READ your words, you need to get them in the door. The book is the MAIN way to get them in the door. The blurb, cover, ads, and other things factor in, BUT the cover is the very first thing.

Did you know that humans process visual information in thirteen milliseconds? That’s less than a blink of an eye.

So, as we dive deeper into book covers, I want you to be thinking of your book cover in a blink.

Read the full episode: http://createifwriting.com/190