Please welcome Rogenna.
Leslie, thanks so much for inviting me to talk about Sweet to Heat Covers by Rogenna. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m both traditionally published and indie published. Like many indie authors, I started self-publishing on a limited budget—as in ZERO—zilch, nada, nothing! But I had 8 credits at Bigstock. I’m a real DIY kind of gal. So I thought, hey, why not make my own ebook covers and the business just sort of grew from there.
A few days ago on another blog, a commenter expressed concerns over the use of stock images for ebooks. Like most authors, he was concerned about having a cover that looked like another cover.
While it’s true we all have access to the same stock sites and certain images tend to get used over and over again, that doesn’t necessarily mean all covers using the same image have to look identical. Even for single image covers, I try to alter the photo in some way and get creative with fonts in order to make them unique.
That gentleman has since become my latest client.
A good example of a single image custom cover is The Rosetti Curse. The author came to me with a specific image in mind. Here’s the before and after.
Customization is even easier with two, three or more images. Arlene Hittle’s Home for the Holidays uses five images.
And that guy in the corner?Same image.
I used him in his natural background for my own cover One Silent Night.
I used him in his natural background for my own cover One Silent Night.
One altered by cutting out the background and the other by making it snow.
I never reuse a main image, the exception being a trilogy where the image is used to provide continuity and in the case of the above, a secondary image that’s not obvious except when pointed out. Like most designers, custom covers are just that—the cover is designed specifically for that author and title. I also retire both image and design on all premade covers after the sale. But check your designer’s policy if you have concerns.
Using stock images or premade covers doesn’t have to mean settling for ordinary.
For a list of stock image sites and cover designers you can visit my site Covers by Rogenna at http://www.sweettoheat.blogspot.com.
Most of my premade covers are $29 and I feature a premade cover of the week for $9. Sorry there’s only one and I honor emails in the order received. This is something new and may be for a limited time.
BLURB:
Life is full of unexpected turns…
Jenny Albright’s gas tank runs as dry as her luck in the Nevada desert. Then Navy SEAL Garrett “Itch” Erickson swoops in to rescue her, her young son and their beagle pup.
Although the stranded single mom is reluctant to accept help from a stranger, befriending the Good Samaritan SEAL might be the best decision Jenny’s made in the past seventy-two hours.
Whether Jenny is a victim of circumstance or a woman on the run, Garrett sees his past in her son’s future and it doesn’t look good. But does his offer to marry Jenny—until she lands on her feet—come from a sense of duty or the need to be rescued himself?
READ THE EXCERPT THIS SATURDAY!!
BUY LINK:
One Night in Reno http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CZG8S6K
When an aptitude test labeled her suited for librarian or clergy, Rogenna Brewer joined the Navy.
Ever the rebel, she landed in the chaplain's office where duties included operating the base library. She's served Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps personnel in such exotic locales as Midway Island and the Pentagon.
Navy SEALs are among her favorite heroes, but not the only military and civilian heroes and heroines this romance author chooses to write about.
"From Navy Vet to Romance Novelist. Not just a job, thirteen years of Navy SEAL research."
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