Book Title: Life On Fire
Genre: Fiction
Author: Jenetta M
Bradley
The
Importance of Book Covers
I have a
confession. I was a true believer of don’t judge a book by its cover. I thought if the title and back matter
were engaging enough, that would draw the reader in. The cover in my mind wasn’t as important as the story. I
believed this not only as a writer, but as a reader and would pick up books in
bookstores whose title caught my attention. I would flip it over and read the
back matter and if something spoke to me I would purchase. Admittedly this was a naïve belief, because the truth of the matter
is books that were turned with the cover facing out were picked up more than
books that spines with the title only showing. That’s why displays were so important.
Now that I,
along with the masses, purchase books online it’s the cover that has to pull the reader into making the initial
click to read what the book is about. If your cover isn’t eye catching enough to stand out amongst
the sea of books, you are shooting yourself in the foot.
Your cover
design should be consistent in look and feel; something I learned from my
sister, Karen D. Bradley, co-author of my latest book Life on Fire. Her
books, while not having used the same graphics artist to do her covers, have a
signature look that says to the reader that it’s a book by her. My book covers have not had the same consistency,
and I didn’t initially notice
this until we laid our books out at an event and I noticed how my book covers
didn’t really tell a story
about me as a writer like hers did. Your cover should give a visual synopsis of
the story. It should also give a feel about the book and by this I mean it
should give a taste on whether your book is a romance, mystery, suspense,
comedic, etc. Whatever the genre, the book cover should provide some insight to
that type of genre.
Finally, I
want to remind you that your cover is a marketing tool and will be on your
promotional material. It’s on
the excerpt booklets you hand out, the release party invitation, and in your
readers’ hands it’s a means to pull other readers in. In essence it’s the cover to which your book
will be judged and the design behind it shouldn’t be taken lightly.
About The Author
Chicago natives, Jenetta and Karen Bradley, are sisters and
authors. Jenetta has always had a love for writing and has written and
published five fictional books. She also post weekly updates to The SSMD, her
online, interactive fictional story of a relationship advisor helping the
Single, Shacking, Married, and Divorced (SSMD) while dealing with her own
life’s ups and downs.
Her younger sister, Karen, didn’t start off sharing the love
of writing. While being a creative mind, English and Grammar were never her
strongest subjects. As life would have it, her weakest link would become her
saving grace in life. It was during college she wrote her first book to help
her cope with the death of her father, the upheaval of emotions, and her
changing family dynamics. Writing fiction soon became one of her favorite forms
of therapy.
About The Book
Brooklyn Saunders' life is set ablaze when her ex, Dante
Nines, and a newly single friend, Hunter Torres, vie for the number one spot in
her heart. Unknowingly, Dante brings trouble to her door causing their personal
and professional lives to collide in the worst way. The entanglement unleashes
a danger that will have both of the men she loves fighting to keep her safe.
Will Brooklyn survive the chaos threatening to destroy her very existence? And
if she does, who will she choose?
Social Links
Website: http://www.jenettambradley.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JenettaM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JMBAuthor
Purchase Links
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