Easy Ways to Create Unique Cover Images for Your Stories

I can make one in 5–10 minutes that I guarantee you won’t find anywhere else

Black hands, white page Photo by cottonbro from Pexels, Snow photo by Adam Lukac from Pexels. Final image compiled by Author.

Good job, my fine writing friend!

You’ve crafted a wonderful story, got the Grammarly error count down from 1058 to 73.68 (knowing that any lower would erase your voice), carefully chosen your tags, and kept your searchable SEO description within the 140–156 suggested character limit.

Now it’s time to find an image to catch the attention of potential readers. Will you —

A. Draw your own masterpiece, like Darius Foroux?

B. Shoot a professional-grade photo like Ira Robinson, who can literally create art with his eyes closed ?

C. Choose an image from the built-in Unsplash search bar, that’s been used a hundred times already for stories similar to yours?

If you chose A. or B., I doff my hat to you. Stop reading immediately and get back to making me jealous with your story-selling art.

Everyone else, it’s time to shake things up!

Rather than suggesting you move from Unsplash to Pexels, I’m going to show you how to combine two or more images into a new creation that tells your story better than any one of them ever could have…