The Indie Esoteric: Cover Art

Cover art is one of those things that indie writers either hit or miss. If you don’t have an artistic bone in your body — hire it out. Seriously.

However, if you’re broke or you want to use your own art you are going to need some computer savvy and know-how to make a decent cover. I personally use MS Publisher and GIMP (Free!) for covers I have done myself.

I always start with a cover the SAME trim size as my book. It makes it less likely it will be rejected. Smashwords requires that your cover...