Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make When Designing their Own Book Covers
YES. You really can tell a book by it’s cover. Never let bad book design define the story you want to tell.
If you can’t afford to hire a professional designer, be sure to avoid:
- Bad font choices (too big, too small, hard to read)
- Squeezing in too much info
- Uncomplimentary color choices
- The use of clip-art or stock photos
- Emulating or copying a “best-seller” cover
- The use of lo-res personal photography
- Blurring the emphasis between title and subtitle
- Not targeting your reader’s emotional commitment
- Letting your neighbor’s high-schooler design your cover
- The $99 online book cover design
