I asked myself that question when I was looking for ideas for a cover for my holiday romance, A Christmas Piano Tree.
You can’t stick a picture of a Christmas tree on a piano…and the story is a romance. Got to have gorgeous hero and pretty heroine on the cover…but where to start?
That’s when I decided to take a cover class from Andris Bear www.andrisbear.com and Lily Smith http://www.coversbylily.com through the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers.
http://heartofcarolina.org
I love www.Dreamstime.com for stock photos, and since I have somewhat of an art background, I enjoy the process of cover design (once upon another life I studied design for the theatre). Here is a Spanish-theme sketch I did for a Vegas-type extravaganza.
I’ve always had a love for design since I was a kid and I drew pictures in my dad’s encyclopedias (remember those?).
Here’s a sketch for a dress design I did at age 11. Somehow it has survived numerous moves around the country and overseas…
What kind of covers do you enjoy for Christmas books?
I totally enjoyed putting the cover together for “A Christmas Piano Tree,†the story of a pretty young war widow who re-discovers the magic of the holiday season with the help of a homeless vet and an old piano. I hope you like it.
Check out my Christmas Piano Tree Pinterest board!
Cyber Santa is asking for your vote…
“The Christmas Piano Tree” is included in the December Cover Wars on Masqueradecrew.blogspot.com!
Check out all the wonderful covers and vote for your favorites…
~Jina
Vote for The Christmas Piano Tree or one of several others: http://buff.ly/1vD4xsW
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