Hi, I’m Beth! I’m an avid reader, photographer, yogi, and print designer. Someday I may step into authorship – for now I’d love to support your book and give it the pretty face it deserves. I think you’ll be thrilled with the attention, love, and design skills I bring to your book – and I take great care of my clients – this should be fun, the icing on the cake! Looking forward to talking with you!
A few sample ebook covers:
See anything that might be awesome for your book? I’ll design something just as unique and far better suited for you!
A few reasons working with me will be great:
- Simple, thorough intake. You’ll get what you want without a zillion rounds of questions.
- Design that will blow you away.
- Design that will blow your readers away – a good cover draws new customers, too!
- Fast and responsive turnaround.
- And you’ll enjoy the process!
How this works, exactly:
- You decide you like my style and price for book covers.
- You chose a package, copy/paste the intake form into your email, enjoy filling it out, and send.
- I get back to you with a PayPal invoice within 48 hours and any questions I have!
- You pay the invoice with your PayPal account or credit card, and I get to work.
- You get an email of the initial design within 5 business days; if you’ve purchased an option that includes feedback, give me 3 business days to make changes after each feedback email from you.
Ready?
Basic Graphic$79
- Simple, Sophisticated, Graphic-Only Design
- 1 Free Revisions
- 7 Business Days to First Draft
- None! Additional Expenses
Photo Plus$99
- One Photo Integrated with Text
- 2 Free Revisions
- 5 Business Days to First Draft
- Possible Stock Photo Cost Additional Expenses
Deluxe Artwork$149
- Original Designs – Complex Graphics or Multiple Photos
- 3 Free Revisions
- 5 Business Days to First Draft
- Possible Stock Photo Cost Additional Expenses
And the intake:
(copy/paste this into your email window to fill out – thanks! My email address is BethnessBooks at gmail.com)
Deluxe Artwork Package @ $149
Photo Plus Package @ $99
Graphic Package @ $79
The title of your book (exactly as you want it on your cover – capitalization, punctuation):
Subtitle (optional):
Author’s name:
Small content blurb or review-blurb (optional):
Short summary of your book – give me a feel for the mood, tone, content:
First Paragraph:
Do you identify this as a “genre book”? Would you like the cover to match genre standards? Or do you have a specific author’s covers you like the feel of?
Who did you have in mind as the audience for the book? Grandmas, teenagers, businessmen?
And a list of options for how you want your cover to feel. Write down whichever feel relevant to your story.
I want it to feel more:
Dark/hopeful
Sober/playful
Trendy/Classic
New/“aged”/city-gritty
Hard/Soft
Feminine/Manly
Clean/Ornate
Quiet/Loud
Colors:
Classic/primary, Bold, Pastel, or Dark?
Warm colors – red/orange/yellow? Or Cool colors – blue/green/purple?
Or a different set of colors altogether – seascape, beachscape, citrus, patriotic.
Photos:
If you selected the photo+ or deluxe, let me know if you have something in mind for the photos. It greatly eases the process if you find some photos you’d like yourself – there are endless photo resources to page through, and you’ll know what clicks with you and your book a bit better then I will (although I’m happy to try! Thus the upcharge for the photo options.) I will create your book with previews from the sites, then when you’re happy with the design, you’ll buy the images and email them to me for integration into the design.
Any other ideas or important info you’d like me to have before beginning to design?
Let’s do this! Email me at BethnessBooks @ gmail.com. Hooray, beautiful covers for your book!
Title: Filling In
Subtitle:
Author’s Name: June Author
Content blurb: Could she be falling in love?
Short summary: A young woman just out of college takes up fixing cars for stability and to remember her recently dead father. She falls in love with her tutor.
First paragraph: “Fuck that stings!” Samantha’s thumb turned gradually purple. Wrench temporarily forgotten, she watched in consternation. “Maybe I should read the manual!”
Genre book: Yes, but I feel like getting so into the manly side of things means the typical romance or chic-lit covers aren’t balanced right.
Audience: College kids, young moms
Words: Hopeful, mid between sober and playful. Trendier then classic. Aged like an older car, not like fussy wallpaper. Hard with a bit of a girly touch. Clean more then ornate. A bit loud’n'gritty.
Colors: Some pastels for the girly, some darker colors for the mechanic? A bit of patriotism would fit in too.
Photos: http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-3467560-here-s-the-problem.php?st=4f69ce8 this is actually pretty great! good feel, if it was combined with a darker background and girly words.
PS: I can’t imagine that you’d be dissatisfied, but if after the first round you’re completely unhappy, I’ll give your money back. And you’ll have very well-thought out criteria to give to a different artist. So give it a whirl!
PPS: I know that your book is your baby! I’ll treat it with care. If you prefer to vet your babysitters a bit more, I can’t take calls but I’m more then happy to answer a few questions via email – BethnessBooks at gmail.com. Looking forward to talking with you!