Judge your book by its cover! Good cover art catches passerbys' attention! Cover art may seem challenging, but I'm here to lay it all out for you. From the general idea, cover dimensions, to artist's quotes, expectations, and more! The process of cover art will be broken down into two parts: before you search and picking your artist. This is Part I: Before You Search. Before you even start looking for an artist, there's plenty you need to do! Mainly, you need a general idea for the artwork. This'll be its main elements, dimensions, medium, and due date. All these will influence your artist search and the decisions of the artists you find.
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As a young adult, you will face disbelief; this is a fact of life. Trust me, I wish it weren't. But believe me when I say, YOU ARE CAPABLE. If you hear "you're too young for that" or something similar, this article is for you. Young adults are generally stereotyped as naive and braggers, and this can be an obstacle when what we want most as writers is support. But life isn't always uphill, and that's okay! How would you grow if there were no challenges to overcome? Here's how you keep ageism at bay:
When you self-publish you put everything into your own hands. Usually, the best way to handle this is hiring professionals. If you're unsure whether to traditional publish or self-publish, consider all that goes into self-publishing with this list. If you're set on self-publishing, use this as your checklist. While self-publishing can be challenging, I recommend it, as the reward is that much better. There is a lot more to publishing than most people think about, mostly because they're things that we look over every day. For example, do you know about the programming that goes into your ebook in order to make it look like a book? On top of programming, there's marketing, printing, formatting, art, and more to a self-published book. Start saving up money for the self-publishing process as soon as you can!
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More InfoErin blogs because she wants to help other young adult writers and new writers. It's aimed to educate others on the writing and self-publishing process. If there is anything you'd like to know that she hasn't covered yet, please contact her! |