Little Covers

While I am doing the final polish and copy edit of Correction Line, I have been getting lots of feedback on my cover designs.

The only thing that everyone can agree on, is that they all have different opinions (!)

Something to note (and to show where I am leaning in the design) is that these covers have to work at quite a small size. This is a different design challenge than a print book - although, those covers need impace at a distance as well.

But to look at some of the recent designs in the size they would appear in the online store:

The image still holds interest for me, as a shape and a mood, but many have thought it too subtle. For one thing, that type needs to be a lot bigger.

Now this could work - but I am fairly sure this design gets chopped (before the dessert round!) As a woofreakinhoo visitor commented, it does kind of look like a self-help book.

Here the mood is more striking, to me anyway - but there are still some typography issues. Readability suffers - and the blue is lost against the green.

So there are the little versions, and my thoughts. Stay tuned for more. And another excerpt, too.