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Post by lmsands on Jul 12, 2014 22:29:45 GMT -8
I saw a 1 star review on Amazon where, sadly, the reviewer had neither purchased nor read the author's book. Why the 1 star? The reviewer said that the cover looked too much like another cover by another author. Several other reviewers then chimed in to cosign that sentiment and proceeded to discuss how they pass on books with covers similar to or the same as others. Of course, a few individuals tried to explain how this happens (and why), but the poor review and conversation left me wondering how often this happens that books are passed up because of familiar covers.
Anyone else heard of this?
In his talk on selling more books, Alex Anders mentioned that he combines multiple photos to create a brand new cover, which would likely avoid this criticism. I really need to take the time to learn how to work with PhotoShop.
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Post by lbrw on Jul 13, 2014 10:39:32 GMT -8
This happens for lots of reasons: buying the same stock photos, same designer used, similar genres inspire similar covers...
Doesn't matter.
EVERYTHING can be seen as an obstacle. Don't get distracted with the nonsense.
Writers write. Pure and simple.
Writing is your priority. Not anything else.
But what if my story is like someone else's? Write.
But what if...? write.
If you want to be a doctor, you focus on medical school. You don't worry about learning to sew, just in case you can't find scrubs that you like.
If you want to be a writer, write. Everything else is secondary.
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Post by lmsands on Jul 13, 2014 11:15:30 GMT -8
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Post by lbrw on Jul 13, 2014 12:58:08 GMT -8
That's not to say that a cover and cover art won't come into play at some point. I totally understand the excitement and anticipation of getting to that step. I promise to make resources available under Tools of the Trade. Just lemme get through this weekend with family. I got you.  |
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Post by lmsands on Jul 13, 2014 13:57:13 GMT -8
No rush, lbrw. Enjoy your family and your free time. While I appreciate and look forward to your sharing, I'm still a ways off from designing a cover. Just thought it was a good topic to present to the group since I'd just witnessed another author taking a hit for it and it was fresh on my mind after watching Alex's video. |
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Post by lbrw on Jul 13, 2014 15:07:27 GMT -8
Absolutely!
Alex Anders is a good guy, btw.
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