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KEPT: The story of the cover art

When you self-publish a book, one of the crucial decisions you make is approving the cover art and design. For most writers, this is counterintuitive, as our strengths generally (at least we hope) lie in the realms of words and storytelling, not so much in imagery.

Which makes this process even more nerve wracking.

Because – there’s this thing out there called the Internet now. Where everybody goes for books. And usually they’re bombarded with a screenful of pixellated book covers, all of them vying for the opportunity to catch the browser’s eye. Decisions are made on the basis of interest in the cover. There’s no table full of books to flip through. There’s no physical shelf showing all the new books in the genre. It’s a much bigger and confusing landscape and of course, it’s all virtual.

And what is it that catches the browser’s eye? Color, for one thing. Red is more eye-catchy, than say, brown or yellow. Hello stop signs! Also strong graphics, I think, especially considering small screens.

And of course, naked men, for this genre, which is a gay mystery/suspense/thriller. The one action the cover is designed to elicit is a click further – basically that’s it, stop and find out some more.

So I did have an image in mind, which I gave to the cover designer at that point — it’s this:

2365800428_0cc260e6a8 I found it on the internet, on Flickr. I didn’t take the photo and I don’t know who the subject is. But I do know it’s an image of the desert near Palm Springs, and also has a hot looking half-naked guy who looks vaguely Latin as the subject.
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One of the main characters in KEPT, if not the main character, is a guy named Jorge who anglicizes his name to George. This would be my cover image.

The cover designer at CreateSpace (the company Eureka Street Press uses for actual book and ebook publication) came up with this image based on the idea of a man in the desert:

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So, a different desert (it looks more like Joshua Tree to me, and well, it’s close enough) and a different man, obviously, someone from their bank of usable images. Yeah, he’s got better abs, too, that never hurts, right?

Simple typography for a very simple title, and my name as the author. I think it sticks out on a page full of busier titles (though I was unable to get much red in this image). What do you think?

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KEPT Blog Tour, March 21 – 25, Day 5

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Day 5, and last day, of the Blog Tour! Today’s stops include:

Man2ManTastic (blog)

Shey’s Book Cave (blog)

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perhaps more today. Will post as I see them!

The desert, looking toward San Gorgonio Pass

The desert, looking toward San Gorgonio Pass

I’m not saying bodies don’t get buried out here in the desert in KEPT, but then I’m not going to deny it, either.

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KEPT Blog Tour March 21 – 25, Day 4

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It’s already Day 4 of the Blog Tour week for KEPT.

Today’s stops include:

Eskimo Princess Book Reviews (blog) and (Facebook)

Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews (blog) and (Facebook)

T&L’s Book Reviews (blog)

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Actually a shot from my old house in Palm Springs at dawn

Actually a shot from my old house in Palm Springs at dawn

 

Yet there’s likely foreboding in that dawn glow; Someone in KEPT is up to no good. In fact, they all might be up to no good.

 

 

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KEPT Blog Tour, March 21 – 25, Day 3

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More blogs featuring KEPT! On Wednesday, March 23, blog stops include:

Steamy Book Momma (facebook page) and Steamy Book Momma (blog) 

Bloggers From Down Under (facebook page) and Bloggers From Down Under (blog)

Booklover Sue (blog) and Booklover Sue (facebook page)

Possibly more later today, I’ll update.

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Top of the Tram observation area

Top of the Tram observation area

The Palm Springs Tram gets some top billing in KEPT – check it out!

 

 

 

 

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KEPT Blog Tour March 21 – 25, Day 2

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Day 2 of the week long KEPT blog tour. Stops today include:

Books Are Love (with review)

The Bookworm Lodge

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Check ’em out.

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The Dinosaur Park at Cabazon makes an appearance in KEPT.

 

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