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A readers, we usually take book covers for granted. If it’s uninteresting, we pass it over. If it catches our eye, we look further—at the author, at the blurb, at the price. The image is there, and if we’ve bought the book, we think it’s alluring or enticing or romantic or at the very least, interesting.
As indie authors, we agonize over covers. I was traditionally published for many years, and I had some input into the cover: in the form of a ten-page form and examples that were considered. Often tossed aside, but considered. I was immune to getting a cover that barely resembled my story. I learned to appreciate and respect that the publisher had a huge marketing department that studied trends and reader likes/dislikes and sales. So designing my own covers was a new and admittedly liberating experience. Sometimes I think I get it right. But it takes me many tries to reach that point. Thankfully, I have my critique group and my street team to bounce the ideas off of.
I Sorta Do was written as a Harlequin Heartwarming in the day, and then moved to the Duets line for its debut. That was a long time ago. I had rights returned and I rewrote, revamped, and updated this story for today’s readers and to fit into the Aspen Gold Series. I just love that stories can continue to live on and find new readers.
Even before I had the manuscript ready, I started working on the cover, and it developed over time. Honestly, the final cover and title didn’t come into being until I was nearly ready to upload the book for pre-order.
I’ve had so many compliments on the cover and the title. One reader says it catches her eye every single time. I love it too. And I love the story. It’s a romantic comedy about an impulsive photographer and a buttoned-up single dad who strike an unlikely bargain for a week. Well, actually, she sorta coerces him into the deal.
Check out the many phases of this cover and title until it became today’s version:
How fun is that?
If you’d like to learn more about this book, check it out here.
Happy reading!
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