Comments on: Voting on my book cover

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:38:07 +0000

2nd one.

By: Ai

Ai — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:09:01 +0000

Oh–and I vote for #4.

By: Ai

Ai — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:07:06 +0000

Sorry it took so long for me to get back! And no, I’m afraid I am not the same Ai. ^_^ I’m still unpublished (I haven’t even finished a novel yet).

By: Kate Gould

Kate Gould — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:20:49 +0000

Victoria, I’d go for the third cover. It’s enticing, bright, warm, and presents the title without labouring the point. Good imagery is always a plus on a book cover. Remember when Penguin reworked the covers of classics so they had slick, colourful images instead of the usual orange, white, and black? It made them so much more appealing. As an editor, myself, I know just how painstaking the whole process is – from gathering material to the final line edit. Good luck with the book!

By: Bill Jones

Bill Jones — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:13:51 +0000

I like #1 and #4 in that order. I would settle on #1, but mainly because I hate the word “craft” no matter how it’s used. If you don’t have irrational hatred for words, then I’d rate them even.

(Frankly, I must confess that as a photographer, #4 is much better visually balanced than the others it seems.)

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:23:16 +0000

Yep, #4 is my favorite now! I’m very jealous of the workspace though. Mine is littered with books and empty glasses.

By: Terisa Green

Terisa Green — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:56:01 +0000

I must definitely go for #4. Even as a thumbnail on someone else’s web site it’s going to work well. Very nice job!

By: Phlegyas

Phlegyas — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:50:17 +0000

Hey there.
I have to say:
1. I absolutely love the background image. LOVE it. I also love your webpage background & top image (i know that last bit was irrelevant but I have trouble staying in subject LMAO!)
2. about the title. My perfect option would be a slightly altered version of your first option. Since you write “Fiction” with an “F” expanding over 2 lines, I’d do the same for the last letter “N”. Like “FictioN”. Having done that, I’d drop the “A” in “a practitioner’s manual” and make the letters smaller to fit “Practitioner’s Manual” in between “F”and”N” of the aforementioned “FictioN”. Mentally trying to visualise that, I’d probably move that last part (prectitioner’s manual) ABOVE the word FictioN (as opposed to right under it).

That’s all Now I know I’m yet again off subject but if I ABSOLUTELY had to choose one of the given 4 designs, I’d probably go with the 3rd one. Hope that helps more than it confuses you All the best!

By: JenB

JenB — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:34:02 +0000

I love #4. Lovely image, great placement of title, and nice arrangement of relevant information. Second choice would be #3. Then 1, then 2.

By: Dick Margulis

Dick Margulis — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:03:37 +0000

3, 1, 2

I like the full title; it says what the book is about. Just “Fiction” doesn’t do it for me. The argument could be made that it might prompt someone to crack the book open to find out what it covers. But honestly, I don’t think curiosity is as widespread a characteristic these days as it once was.

Number 2 doesn’t work. The separation of the two title lines is too great. The likelihood is that most people will read one line or the other but not both, sad to say.

Concept and execution are lovely, though, overall. As others have said, there are no bad choice here, only good, better, best.