Category Archives: Book Cover Design

Getting a Foreword or a “Blurb” from a Famous Person

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Marty Martins

A great way to attract attention to your book is to get an expert in the field, or a celebrity or media “star,” to write a foreword for your book or at least provide a quote (“blurb”) you might use on the … Continue reading →

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Developing a Cover: Createspace Report Card – Part 4

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Marty Martins

At some point as I was writing or editing The Blizzard, I began imagining what the cover should look like.  Illustrations of that creative process follow below and were pretty firm by the time I contracted with Createspace to print my book. Createspace … Continue reading →

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