Gyp Rosetti
Banned
Maybe Bookman Old Style...
Finally took the plunge and published my book
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Maybe Bookman Old Style...
Edgewriter
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I say its better. Then again, I have the artistic vision of an avocado.
Gyp Rosetti
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It looks a little better but that font style for Bowl of Souls: Book Two really bothers me...it's all curvy...I feel like that part should be in a more standard format and that Messenger of the Dark Prophet should be the part that's more italicized or whatever. I'm not sure that I like that it's off-center too.
But maybe it's just me. I prefer simple and sharp.
But maybe it's just me. I prefer simple and sharp.
Archie Moses
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You still need to change both the color and the font. If I was at a book store, those two things alone would keep me from buying it. I read a lot of books too I pick up randomly from the book store all the time.
Gyp Rosetti
Banned
Archie evidently chooses his books based on color scheme and font. Shocker.
Archie Moses
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I judge books by their cover just like I judge your mother by hers.
Gyp Rosetti
Banned
And that ****'s nice, right, bra?
Archie Moses
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Only the best. She raised a great gentleman and handsome man.
Edge, I'm going to give you my 2 cents as well, and please -- by Gordon -- don't take it the wrong way... (don't you hate it when people start off like that?)
The cover on book number two is 10,000x better than number one. I'm not here to rip down your brother's art work, but damn, that looks like it took 3rd place in a Reflections contest. There is no way, as an adult, I would even pick that book up. It screams "children's book". Perhaps that is what you were going for? Anyhow, like I said, number two cover is much better, but at the same time, it's also pretty childish. Everything about it looks like it should have the name "R.L. STEINS GOOSEBUMPS" on it somewhere. Again, maybe that's what you're going for, but I wouldn't pick up this book either. I don't read as much as Archibald, but I do manage to get through three or four books a month, 90 percent of them in your genre. From what I've read (3 chapters) it's good and entertaining, but I fear people will not take the book seriously by the lack of a MASTERFUL cover. First impressions, you know. I don't know what your budget is, but if it were me, I'd be putting as much money as possible into making the cover a work of art. Also, the font on "Bowl of Souls" looks and reminds me of "Chicken Soup for the Soul".
The cover on book number two is 10,000x better than number one. I'm not here to rip down your brother's art work, but damn, that looks like it took 3rd place in a Reflections contest. There is no way, as an adult, I would even pick that book up. It screams "children's book". Perhaps that is what you were going for? Anyhow, like I said, number two cover is much better, but at the same time, it's also pretty childish. Everything about it looks like it should have the name "R.L. STEINS GOOSEBUMPS" on it somewhere. Again, maybe that's what you're going for, but I wouldn't pick up this book either. I don't read as much as Archibald, but I do manage to get through three or four books a month, 90 percent of them in your genre. From what I've read (3 chapters) it's good and entertaining, but I fear people will not take the book seriously by the lack of a MASTERFUL cover. First impressions, you know. I don't know what your budget is, but if it were me, I'd be putting as much money as possible into making the cover a work of art. Also, the font on "Bowl of Souls" looks and reminds me of "Chicken Soup for the Soul".
Gyp Rosetti
Banned
I helped him with his cover and like what I did a lot...nothing crazy but just simple fixes imo...I wish he'd post what I did here but after I went to bed around 1am, he tinkered with it changing some, like the title, back to its' original state, in this case the Chicken Soup font...oof...Trevor, just put mine on here broseph. That **** looks phat.
Edgewriter
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Okay guys, I hear you.
After talking to several people, I have made some adjustments. What do you think of this?:
After talking to several people, I have made some adjustments. What do you think of this?: