I’ve been quietly plugging away on volume 1 of The Pumpkin Sells Real Estate (along with everything else, because I have no sense of self preservation, it seems). I’m in the home stretch with the sequential pages, which means my mind has turned towards the cover designs. That’s right, designs. Plural. Because I’m planning on releasing two print editions of The Pumpkin Sells Real Estate—paperback and hardcover! I’ve never done a hardcover book before, but hey, I’ve only been getting my books printed for a year, so I’m still pretty new at this. Kindle Direct Publishing recently rolled out hardcovers, and while they’re viciously expensive, the price is a bit more justifiable if it’s a deluxe edition, no? Let’s take a look at the cover mockup for the paperback edition first. It’s rough, and all of the text on the back cover is just holding the place for now so I can figure out the composition better. It’s shaping up though. While I feel like I’m getting much closer to getting another book printed, it’s still a long way to go! It was a real challenge trying to fit everyone in without covering them too much with titling, barcodes, and other nonsense you put on covers. But I think I managed it without it looking too forced! Now let’s look at the in-progress version of that deluxe edition cover… Inspired by my family’s small collection of antique books, the hardcover’s design is going to be a lot more ornate. Many details are still up in the air, and the final version will be even prettier than this, I can tell you that much. It’ll also be about double the price of the paperback, but with good reason, I believe. I’m hoping to make it a sort of collector’s edition—not that I think I’m at a point in my career to justify that. I assure you, this is purely self-indulgent. Here are some of my inspirations. That’s all from me for now, though.
All the best, -Lissie Dixon
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