November 5, 2009

All about a cover

A busy couple of weeks.

.png and .pdf files are flying everywhere—from graphic artist to author to publisher to editor.

And back again.

Suggestions, comments, mild objections and words of encouragement are part of the deal too.

Try something else. Change this. Remove that. Darken (or lighten) that other bit.

All because of a cover.

It’s getting close too. The latest revision is making its way through people’s inboxes, anticipating final approval.

Or requests for more tweaking. We’ll see.

I pointed out, once before, the stark difference between writing and creating a book.

When someone writes, they write alone.

Not so when the writing is released from its almost jealously-guarded privacy to begin its transformation.

Into a book.

It’s a team game then, and the writer’s voice is but one voice among many.

And yet, it’s fun.

I generally fly solo and I’m, therefore, not used to being part of a team.

But I’m enjoying the team-ish experience—first with the editing, and now with the cover design (man, I wonder what comes next?).

And hopefully, I’ll soon be able to show you the cover.

See what you think.

But, it’s not finished yet, and besides, I think I need to find out whether it’s OK to show it to you.

I guess that too comes with being part of a team.

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Yes I did change the font again. The size anyway (the font type is still the same). Opinions and suggestions are welcome.

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