Apex Writers Group | Book Covers & Illustration | Activity https://apex-writers.com/groups/book-covers-illustration/ Activity feed for the group, Book Covers & Illustration. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:38:25 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.4.2 en-US 30 hourly 2 12a90e0683d09985e6db8583d8edd604 Pat Hauldren posted an update in the group Book Covers & Illustration: I'm sharing a draft of the bookcover for my upcoming […] https://apex-writers.com/news-feed/p/13269/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:20:32 -0700 I’m sharing a draft of the bookcover for my upcoming book: THE COSMIC KITCHEN, WORLDBUILDING WIZARDRY FOR SPECULATIVE FICTION ROMANCE WRITERS. We’re still tweaking it. I work through Markee Books (www.markeebooks.com). What do you think?

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I like those. Good advice.

]]> 486778d98ecaccaa580a789b7c9eb891 Eric Vanderburg replied to the discussion Developing a series theme style & look in the forum Book Covers & Illustration https://apex-writers.com/groups/book-covers-illustration/forum/topic/developing-a-series-theme-style-look/#post-21201 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:29:00 -0600 Reply to Developing a series theme style & look

Finding a good cover artist is very hard, but I’ve had good success with Fiverr if you are trying to do it on a budget. However, I will point out that I’ve had to work with multiple artists before I found the right one. Many times, they display book covers that look great, but their actual work product differs greatly. Ensure that you have…

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]]> 37f4e715ca35239588e30b9d370e0adc Matthew Bockholt posted an update in the group Book Covers & Illustration: The cover design for my first novel, BLOOM. I'd […] https://apex-writers.com/news-feed/p/10028/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:13:02 -0600 The cover design for my first novel, BLOOM. I’d appreciate high-level feedback. It’s not a finished product (there are minor adjustments to be made), but how does it feel? What do you find interesting about it? What works and what doesn’t? What type of story do you expect to find inside?

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So thought I’d pop in and see what y’all are doing with your book covers. Anyone going through finding a cover artist and making up a series “theme” like me?

I think I’ve found one for this Urban Fantasy that i’m writing. We’ve been talking back and forth in email. She actually contacted me on X (Yah, I know), and I researched her and liked what…

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