Chris Winner: Cover Designer in the Middle of Eternity
I think perhaps one of the unsung heroes in publishing is the cover designer, the person that actually creates the layout. This is the process of taking the front cover art and from there, adding the title and formatting the spine and back cover with all the appropriate elements such as the blurb, reviews, the box for the ISBN number, the publisher's logo, etc.
In the case of our upcoming anthology, Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity , that person is long-time friend and graphic artist, Chris Winner. Chris did such excellent work on the layout for my second novel, By Your Side , that I went back to him when my publisher agreed to let me update the cover to my first novel, Testing the Prisoner .
The fantastic images for both covers were created by friend and artist, Laura Inglis . I then mocked up a front and back cover in Powerpoint (yeah, I know, low end) with the blurbs and reviews that I wanted and sent it all to Chris, who works his magic in Adobe Illustrator. Needless to say, my font choices for titles were not always the best. This is where Chris's eye for design truly shines. What he returned was pure gold.
Thus, there was no question that I would ask Chris to layout the cover for Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity. We followed the same process. I mocked up something, sent it to him and my publisher, Steve Wilson of Firebringer Press . After some email discussions, we set Chris to work on the look we wanted and again, he did not disappoint.
Moving forward, I have a paranormal novella that I just finished and, if accepted, will be released strictly as an ebook perhaps in 2015 or early 2016. For this project, I am reaching out to Chris not only to layout the front cover (which is all we'll need for an eBook), but also to create the cover art itself.
Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity will contain 13 tales of science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal written by eight exceptionally talented writers and edited by yours truly. Each story will accompanied by a black and white illustration provided by phenomenal artist Mike Riehl, who also created our gorgeous cover.
The will be launched at the 36th annual Shore Leave SF convention Maryland on August 1-3. It will then be available in paperback and ebook from Amazon, B&N.com, Smashwords, and just about every online bookseller.
In the case of our upcoming anthology, Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity , that person is long-time friend and graphic artist, Chris Winner. Chris did such excellent work on the layout for my second novel, By Your Side , that I went back to him when my publisher agreed to let me update the cover to my first novel, Testing the Prisoner .
The fantastic images for both covers were created by friend and artist, Laura Inglis . I then mocked up a front and back cover in Powerpoint (yeah, I know, low end) with the blurbs and reviews that I wanted and sent it all to Chris, who works his magic in Adobe Illustrator. Needless to say, my font choices for titles were not always the best. This is where Chris's eye for design truly shines. What he returned was pure gold.
Thus, there was no question that I would ask Chris to layout the cover for Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity. We followed the same process. I mocked up something, sent it to him and my publisher, Steve Wilson of Firebringer Press . After some email discussions, we set Chris to work on the look we wanted and again, he did not disappoint.
Moving forward, I have a paranormal novella that I just finished and, if accepted, will be released strictly as an ebook perhaps in 2015 or early 2016. For this project, I am reaching out to Chris not only to layout the front cover (which is all we'll need for an eBook), but also to create the cover art itself.
Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity will contain 13 tales of science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal written by eight exceptionally talented writers and edited by yours truly. Each story will accompanied by a black and white illustration provided by phenomenal artist Mike Riehl, who also created our gorgeous cover.
The will be launched at the 36th annual Shore Leave SF convention Maryland on August 1-3. It will then be available in paperback and ebook from Amazon, B&N.com, Smashwords, and just about every online bookseller.
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