{"id":11664,"date":"2014-10-30T01:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=11664"},"modified":"2014-11-20T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T00:00:17","slug":"what-not-to-put-on-a-book-cover-by-simone-collins-co-founder-of-artcorgi-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/30\/what-not-to-put-on-a-book-cover-by-simone-collins-co-founder-of-artcorgi-com\/","title":{"rendered":"What Not to Put on a Book Cover By Simone Collins Co-Founder of ArtCorgi.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11671\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photographs-Public-Domain-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"Photographs - Public Domain\" width=\"200\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photographs-Public-Domain-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photographs-Public-Domain-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Photographs-Public-Domain.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Let\u2019s\u00a0welcome\u00a0back columnist Simone Collins\u00a0as she shares with us about &#8220;What Not to Put on a Book Cover.\u201d <em>Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>Through my company, <a href=\"http:\/\/artcorgi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ArtCorgi.com <\/a>, and its boutique for authors <a href=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\" target=\"_blank\">ArtforAuthors.com <\/a>, I help writers commission one-of-a-kind art for their book covers (along with illustrations, author portraits, and the like).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wrote a previous guest post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/18\/foundations-co\u2026r-artcorgi-com\/%20\u200e\" target=\"_blank\">foundations of a compelling book cover<\/a>, which I boil down to strategic use of coloring, emotion, faces, and unanswered questions. Also worth consideration is what one should <em>not<\/em> include in a book cover, as many mistakes are made by first-time (and sometimes seasoned) writers that can easily be avoided.<\/p>\n<p>What follows is a select set of key elements to avoid.<\/p>\n<h3>Big Bylines for Nobody Authors<\/h3>\n<p>It is one thing for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;keywords=stephen%20king&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;qid=1413231267&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Astephen%20king&amp;tag=bethbaracreac-20&amp;linkId=ZYZUXDL6U64COZN2&gt;Stephen King&lt;\/a&gt;\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen King<\/a>\u2019s name to be bigger than a book\u2019s title on its cover. It is a different matter entirely if you have yet to establish a strong reputation as an author.<\/p>\n<p>You have but a split second to catch potential readers\u2019 attention in book stores and online listings. Do not waste an iota of potential readers\u2019 mental processing power on self-aggrandizement. Serve them instead with a compelling title and\/or interesting imagery.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11670\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Blank-Book-Cover-Public-Domain-202x300.png\" alt=\"Blank Book Cover - Public Domain\" width=\"200\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Blank-Book-Cover-Public-Domain-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Blank-Book-Cover-Public-Domain-692x1024.png 692w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Blank-Book-Cover-Public-Domain-300x443.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Blank-Book-Cover-Public-Domain.png 866w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>No Imagery or Design<\/h3>\n<p>Even if you lack design skills and a hefty art or photography budget, you can put a high quality image and\/or polished lettering on the cover of your book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use <a href=\"http:\/\/canva.com\" target=\"_blank\">Canva.com<\/a>\u00a0to add lettering and other simple design elements to your book cover.<\/strong> Canva.com has paid elements (both stock imagery and lettering), but the vast majority of design elements and images you might wish to use within their image creation tool are free.<\/p>\n<p>Use public domain image sites like Pixabay.com to find free (and fair-to-use) photographs and graphics that you can incorporate into your cover as art.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11672\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cluttered-Design-Public-Domain-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Cluttered Design - Public Domain\" width=\"200\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cluttered-Design-Public-Domain-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cluttered-Design-Public-Domain-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cluttered-Design-Public-Domain.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Overly-Complex Design<\/h3>\n<p>If you have little artistic or design experience, keep your cover art simple. Some authors get over-enthusiastic with design tools and embellishment, thereby completely ruining their book covers.<\/p>\n<p>Most potential readers will see your book in thumbnail form. Only large lettering and simple images (one face, one object, a high-contrast graphic) will be clearly visible. Clutter will not work in your favor.<\/p>\n<h3>Stolen Imagery<\/h3>\n<p>While I encourage you to find images online you can use in your book cover, <strong>YOU CAN NOT JUST TAKE ANY IMAGE YOU FIND ON GOOGLE IMAGES AND USE IT IN YOUR BOOK\u2019S COVER ART.<\/strong> Most of the images that appear in Google Images results are copyrighted. You have no more of a right to use them than other people have a right to snatch excerpts from your books and use them in novels of their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stick to Public Domain image websites like Pixabay.com or purchase rights to stock imagery through sites like Shutterstock.com.<\/strong> If you would like to use an artist\u2019s work, obtain (and purchase) rights to use it first. Or simply commission something original through ArtCorgi.com or ArtforAuthors.com (as the founder of ArtCorgi, I would love to work with you).<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h3>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11612\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Simone-Collins-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Simone Collins\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Simone-Collins-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Simone-Collins-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Simone-Collins-300x419.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Simone-Collins.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Simone Collins is co-founder and COO of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/artforauthors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ArtCorgi.com<\/a>, an online marketplace that connects everyday people with up-and-coming artists who can illustrate anything imaginable. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Simone was Director of Marketing at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hubpages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">HubPages<\/a>, one of the world\u2019s largest online publishing platforms for freelance writers, where she managed a large community of active and aspiring novelists and writers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through my company, ArtCorgi.com , and its boutique for authors ArtforAuthors.com , I help writers commission one-of-a-kind art for their book covers (along with illustrations, author portraits, and the 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