Some frequently asked questions
Q: What experience do you have?
A: As well as being a writer and illustrator, I have over twenty-one years experience working as a Graphic Designer; ten of which was working for a renowned international advertising company. I also have qualifications in Graphic Design, Art, and Animation. Up to now I've created close to a thousand covers for satisfied authors around the world.
Q: What if I don’t like my final book cover design?
A: If all avenues have been taken, and you’re still not satisfied, I will happily refund your deposit. The ball is entirely in your court.*
Typesetting deposits cannot be refunded once started.
*Non-refundable if not given the opportunity to fix and correct the cover designs. Any artwork submitted remains my property.
Q: What if I need to resize my book cover in the future?
A: This does sometimes happen, say if authors decide to release again in a hardback version, or added new parts. The covers are produced in massive high resolution files (at least 300dpi) and are fully editable so resizing is not an issue. I also keep the workable files stored and backed-up permanently (unless you wish me to remove). I will provide free* after sales service to do this for you.
*conditions apply.
Q: I'm a new author, and not sure how to get my book uploaded to print. Will you help with this?
A: Absolutely! I've seen other designers charge for this, but I believe the after service is just as important. Whether it's finding where to get ISBNs to getting the cover submitted to publishing platforms, I'll be here to help you along the way.
Q: Can I provide my own artwork for my book cover design?
A: As long as it’s of a high enough resolution, of course! This will also be taken into consideration when we talk costs.
Q: Who has copyright and ownership my book cover design?
A: This is your book, and your design. I retain absolutely zero copyright of your designs. Some images however, will remain copyrighted by the original photographer.
Q: Do you create AI book covers?
A: Short answer - no. Absolutely not. Not only can an AI cover not be copyrighted, but they can harm your sales massively. At the moment AI artwork is easily identifiable and readers may assume the writing itself was aided with the help of AI. It's much better to give yourself the best chance and having a hand-crafted, professionally made book cover. Not only that, a lot more goes into the design than simply a pretty picture. The experience and knowledge what works and sells is invaluable.
Some designers may insist they use such tools for concept creation, but to me that's my job, and I love it! I'm paid to create the concepts and designs myself and will never use AI tools for this.
That saying, if you have an AI book cover you have created and want using, we can recreate it as best as possible, ethnically and professionally.