Please Judge My Book by the Cover!

Dear Maggie,

Do you design your own book covers?

Sincerely,

An Artist in Astoria

Dear Artist,

I have a fantastic cover artist, Steven Meyer-Rassow, who is in charge of all my design work. It’s definitely a collaborative effort, but he does all the heavy lifting. When I knew I was writing a multi-book series, the first thing we did was ‘brand’ the look of the covers. Each one features a different couple and a different scene, but the overall style follows a particular pattern.

When we’re working on a...