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08 Jun 2011, 7:04 pm

So I did NaNoWriMo last year and won, which means if I finish the novel (or novella) then I get a free proof copy sent to me. However, I have to edit it and format it and all that. Along with making a cover for it (PDF). And I've no clue what to do there. So... anyone here good at design/illustration and interested in working on the cover art?

IF you are, I can send you the full story so you can get a feel for it, but I'll post the synopsis/back cover blurbs down below as the end of this post.

I originally had a cover designed by someone at the NaNoWriMo forums, but they aren't answering the email I sent and I need a high resolution photo which the one I got is not high res. Also, as I now have a physical book being made I need the file in a PDF format to also include the spine/back cover.

I need the cover within the next week or two and all my contact info is found on my profile page. Please contact me ASAP if you are interested!


Synopsis: Marti MacCale is a bartender at a local nightclub who is often said to be the best around. When she's not chatting up the locals and pouring drinks, she's spending time with her husband, Spencer. But lately Marti has been feeling very off. She's tired, moody (or so her husband says), and goes through random intense aversion to food and then intense cravings. And on top of it all, despite being happily married she finds herself falling for the young college upper-grad student who decides to take up bar tending as supplement income next to the work he does for his sister's photography. With everything being so out of control the last thing she needs is for her marriage to fall apart too.

Back-cover Blurb: My name is Marti MacCale and I’m a bartender at the hottest night club around. The best, actually. I’m happily married to my husband, Spencer, and my life has been pretty awesome, until lately. Lately I’ve been moody; tired- no- that’s not quite right… exhausted, had to go to the bathroom way too much and just overall a pain in mine, and everyone else’s ass. Oh, and also, I’ve kinda been falling for this younger guy I’m supposed to be training… so I guess life really isn’t all that fantastic.
My doctor says that I’m possibly experiencing some weird puberty thing or ‘maturing a bit before most of my peers do.’ I don’t know about that. I look fat and feel awful. He insists that estrogen is to blame… if so, then I somehow managed to get stuck in Estrogen’s funhouse. And it’s really crazy there. Someone get me out? Please?

thanks in advance!


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08 Jun 2011, 8:31 pm

My publisher, CreateSpace requires covers to be submitted in PDF format. I used the free program OpenOffice.org's Draw program. This is very easy to set up. I recommend you visit http://blog.rlcopple.com/?p=342 for more information on how to do this.

As far as the actual design, I'm not that imaginative when it comes to doing cover work for fiction. However, I hope this gets you on your way. My book and its cover was done entirely by me. If you care to have a peek, visit https://www.createspace.com/3568652.


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