My latest novel is almost finished! In the meantime, I have been working on my bookcover design. I can’t decide which one to use. Please tell me which one you like best, if any! Please comment below with the number. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. The number is on the bottom left hand corner of each cover.
By the way, this story has nothing to do with my own, wonderful mother! It’s pure fiction!
23 comments
Julie
#8 is great and should work really well in the thumbnail size
18/03/13131313
aishah
Thanks Julie! Problem is, I like them all. And though they are merely variations on the one theme, I just can’t decide which one to use.
18/03/13131313
HMC
Number one!
18/03/13131313
tiggsy
#7 is the easiest to read
20/03/13131313
aishah
Hi tiggsy,
thanks for your feedback!
Yes I agree, number 7 is the easiest to read! No image behind it. It could work!
Decisions… decsions…
20/03/13131313
Elle
#1 if it is really about a beach holiday,
#5 if it is a nancy drew style mystery
#6 if a grown up mystery thriller
#8 if a horror/dark novel
20/03/13131313
aishah
Hi Elle,
Its a grown up mystery thriller so number 6 it is!
thanks!
20/03/13131313
Kathryn
Personally, I like number 4. The colour scheme/contrast works better. The title and author is easily seen against the backdrop of the woman’s head/shoulder.
21/03/13131313
aishah
Kathryn,
I like number 4 as well.
the image is in b & white and I love b & w photos!
thanks!
23/03/13131313
Kathryn
No worries. I’ve always been a fan of black and white photography.
24/03/13131313
Rick Bennette
The negative reversal image of the woman in number 6 conveys a thriller above the other seven. Number 8 was a close runner up, but it was just a little more difficult to read the text over the bright red artwork.
22/03/13131313
aishah
Thanks Rick,
Yes, number 6….
I will announce my choice over the weekend.
Thanks for your feedback, it is very much appreciated.=!
23/03/13131313
Alex Mitchell
Aishah I find 2, 6 and 7 clear and readable. Have fun!
23/03/13131313
aishah
Thanks Alex!
Number 6 is getting alot of votes, whilst the early top runner was number 1 or 2.
23/03/13131313
beat
Hey the choice is difficult, but my choice would be 4.
Have a great time choosing
Greetings from a guy heading back for the Himalayas once more 🙂
23/03/13131313
aishah
Thnaks for your feedback… So you are a number 4! OMG so jealous you are going back to Nepal! Please post lots of pics for me on FB. Remember our bus trip from Delhi to Varanasi too? Too many great memories. Will have to do a catch up…
24/03/13131313
Cameron Trost
I’m for number four.
25/03/13131313
aishah
Cameron, Black and white photography is a fave of mine. The B & W is gettting alot of vote. I love B & W !
03/04/13131313
Talitha
2
27/03/13131313
aishah
Thanks Talitha. I like number 2 as well. Well I like them all !
03/04/13131313
Gary K
Question: Is this book about the day, or is it about the mother’s act? All variations of the title suggest to me that you need to re-work the wording, not what typeface to use. “The day” is a clarification you can put in your first paragraph, but for the cover leave it off. Maybe try something like..
‘Who Murdered Mother? She did.’ …
Or… ‘My Mother’s Murderer? Herself.’ …
Or… ‘Mother’s Killer? Mother.’
Then, intro : ‘It was a day like any other: the kid next door revving up his motorcycle at six a.m. and leaving for work in a shattering roar; me walking our constipated old dog round and round the back yard; Mom washing last night’s supper dishes and staring mindlessly out the kitchen window; me staring at the blank page rolled into my old Remington; and that’s just the morning.
A clue I should have read was Mom staring out the window long after there were no more dishes to wash and the water was cold and her hands were still immersed in it. That kinda made it a new day.’
Sometimes stepping outside the familiar you’ve been focused on and reconsidering the parts allows the murk to settle and the water to clear.
Thanks for listening. I think in writing to you I’ve just written myself out of a little corner I was in. Funny how this tool works. Good luck with yours.
30/03/13131313
aishah
Hi Gary, thanks for your feedback. I am already settled on the title. It is about the ‘day’ and then the discovery of why she did it, going back in time. It’s a suspense, thriller. Please enlighten me about your little corner? And, you didn’t tell me which cover you liked best? Would you like a copy of the book – eBook?
cheers
Aishah
03/04/13131313
Suzy Bashford
I like 2 and 4 – easier to read, good luck!
09/07/13131313