You’ve written that novel, but now you need a book cover. Do you make it yourself? Do you find a graphic artist? How do you even find a good cover artist, and what should you be looking for? J. and Zach share how to find a book cover artist and more in this week’s episode of The Career Author Podcast. You’ll disover:
- The chaos and exhaustion of releasing multiple books in a short period of time
- The continued success of the Other Stories podcast
- How Zach finds his cover artists + a couple of easy ways to tell if a book is self published on Amazon
- Why you should seek out a specialized book cover designer and why you definitely shouldn’t make your own covers
- The advantages and disadvantages of using pre-made book covers and the policies you need to watch out for if you take the pre-made route
- What you can expect to spend on covers and the variables that might alter this pricing
- How to find a book cover artist for your novels
- Why it’s important to treat your author career like a business and what that actually looks like in practice
The Career Author Podcast is a podcast where co-authors J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon share their struggles and successes as full-time authors, advice for improving your writing craft, and honest discussions of what it takes to build a successful career as an author.
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Links:
J.’s interview with Writer’s Digest – http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/questions-and-quandaries/dealing-with-editors/when-to-hire-an-editor-expert-opinions
J. and Rachael on the Kobo Writing Life Podcast – https://kobowritinglife.com/2018/08/15/kwl-ep-115-rachael-herron-and-j-thorn/
The Other Stories Podcast – http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcasts/
The Career Author – http://www.thecareerauthor.com
Patreon – http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor
Night of the Writing Dead – http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com
Authors on a Train – http://www.authorsonatrain.com
Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 – http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit