Yay. Cogito sent me some sample covers yesterday. It was great seeing my debut novel, THE VASE, starting to take a real shape of a book, even if only as a cover right now.
There were four samples, but since I couldn't download them, I'll try to describe them.
The first three samples were mosaic designs. They were really interesting really. All three were from the same source and featured a lion-like figure, which I liked, but again it was a mosaic, and there are no mosaics anywhere in my story. So I think the three variations on that particular design will not be appropriate.
Now the fourth sample had potential. It was a great photo of a collection of vases, looking down on them, as they were set on the ground. And even better, the vases were not glazed, which is how my "vase" is described in the story. So I would choose that one from the four examples they sent.
And that's what I told them in my reply, but I also invited them to check out this here blog, and maybe get an idea from my header photo up there. I thought that since the title is THE Vase, and not, The VASES, maybe it should be a close-up of just one vase, like in that picture I have there.
I also made some suggestions about what else might be included. Like maybe that subtitle in my blog's header would be good to put in there, too. Maybe even that logline I have underneath the photo would work, too. And for the back cover, I think the four blurbs of the characters I have up there would be good.
Anyway, there is no doubting the importance of a cover, as I've blogged about that before. A great cover can result in a lot of sales, just by itself. So this is going to be a very important step in the publishing process. And I'm so glad that they are including me in the decision.
If you are reading this Gratia, let me thank you again for your efforts on this. And if you are reading this, Alecs, let me thank you, too. And if Pierre is reading this, it's like, thanks man, for everything. So, it's on with the show, so to speak.
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