99Designs: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
My experience using 99Designs to create my book cover
It’s true what they say, people do judge a book by its cover, that’s why it’s essential to have your cover created by someone who knows what they’re doing. For most authors, that’s not you.
Let’s be brutally honest. Unless you’re a cover designer, you shouldn’t try to design your own cover, no more than a designer should try to write his own book. Unless, of course, you’re one of those prodigies who’s an author and a designer.
So, I’ve decided to share my experience (the good, the bad, and the ugly) in the hopes it will help others who are about to embark on this journey.
Let’s start from the beginning.
MY PREVIOUS BOOK COVERS WERE LACKING
Of my first three book covers, I used of a friend to create one of them, and employed designers from Fiverr for the other two.
These were the results:
Not satisfied with the results of my past covers (and with a new book on its way in 2020) I decided to go a different route.
