Never judge a book by its cover….. ! Really?

I agree that a book should not be judged by its cover – the words within are responsible for the success or failure of each venture, in my opinion – however a good book cover certainly helps! To me a good book cover is something eye-catching, bold and symbolic of the story within. When The Banishing and Obsessed were assigned the cover artist, Dawne Dominique, I was pleased, because based on her previous work, I knew I was in the hands of somebody who understood the impact a great cover can have.

Strong, bold, engaging and powerful.

Needless to say, I was pleased with Dawn's work on both of my published works.

I have always admired great artists – people who have the vision to see something beyond the obvious. To me Dawne's work here captured the essence of my stories beautifully, and I'll always feel indebted to her for this. I realise taste is personal – to some they might prefer different styles, looks and angles, and the book covers may not be to your personal taste, but I feel Dawne has taken my words and transformed them into image.

I realised that there was a vote for cover artists who had been published on novels during 2011, and I knew my vote had to go to Dawne. Not through obligation – because I could have chosen to ignore this issue altogether – but because I feel she deserves the nomination.

If you feel impressed with Dawne's work, or you know of another artist who you feel deserves to be voted for in the short list, please go ahead. Let's get behind people we believe in!

Here is the link, and the voting section for 2011 covers are about half way down the page. Thanks for reading:

http://critters.org/predpoll/artist.shtml