Author Branding – Part 2 – Cover Art

Earlier, I talked about author branding, and I mentioned that I was having my covers for the early Blackthorne, Inc. books redone.

The first three were traditionally published in hard cover, and the publisher didn’t seem to have a clue about trying to connect books in a series. These are the covers they produced.

Side note: Most traditional publishers allow minimal author input on covers, and their stand is usually, “Did we spell your name right? Is the title right?” Beyond that, you learn to...