Arrival

I ordered my copies of the new novel...
They arrived safely today.
A batch of the new batch.

Two covers.. One book

Does having a different cover for the kindle edition and the paperback version work?
I think it does.
Phantasms in the Infirmary Vol II has them.
The paperback version sports the Nun..  The Kindle edition is the building depicting the haunted hospital.

I've also placed the Vol I cover on to compare.
See the attached

World book day : Book covers explained

4 books with original covers.
What do they mean?

Let's examine them one by one...

Legally Lucky :
The man on the floor is me.
Its a story of plenty and hope,  money and friendship coupled with crime and justice. 
Originally I wanted a judge and lottery balls in the cover.  I listened!
The definitive cover depicts some of the plot of the story with money strewn around and the handcuffed author on the floor.  Created by one of my sons,  a graphic designer and whizz on photoshop.

Phobic Wars :
This one is about cockroaches and a fictional creation that is based on Greek myth of Medusa. It is continuing the Greek myth, particularly Atlantis within the body of the novel.
The destruction to humanity is depicted by the cityscape in the background...  I made this one and was pleased at the result.

Menta Dental (MBP) :
The cover was another one I designed and I wanted to make it funky.
The faces of the dentists are purposely repeated.  It allows for the theme of the book.  One dentist accused of murder and another in the back who is really to blame...  Clever I thought!!

Phantasms in the Infirmary :
This one is down to my son's magic with design and ideas.
This is a hospital horror story collection and the silhouette of the nurse on a black background with the white open door being instrumental.
It again depicts the open doorway between the world of the living and the dead. It's dark and menacing I hope.

Writing a book and associating a cover that works are a pleasure.

Again,  the stories on the covers are deep and well thought out in composition and meaning.

What are your thoughts?

Designing the cover for Legally Lucky

My first book,  Legally Lucky was finally finished.
The next phase in transition from the author of factual health care and research to fiction was nearly completed.  All that was left was to design a cover for it.
I had ideas but not sure how to apply them so I turned to my eldest son Paul.  He is a talented graphics designer as well as an engineer so recruited him in to help his old man...  Me!

I wanted a cover to show lots of money strewn around a room but with someone in manacles or handcuffs.
Little did I know this was going to be such a problem..  How do I obtain a pair of handcuffs?  Is anybody going to believe it's for a photo shoot for a book cover??
God bless Toys R Us...
It was either these plastic ones or try to get arrested!!

Paul then brought his Nikon SLR camera and then asked me for some money..  No,  not to charge me but to throw and kick around our tiled kitchen floor,  then click,  a photo,  another kick,  another click.  After a few of these,  we applied the plastic handcuffs on my wrists as I lay on our kitchen floor.
More clicks and after a few minutes,  we were done.

The next stage of Paul's magic was his photoshoping...
A few minutes later,  lettering and titles.
A total of an hour had gone by and we had construed a cover for my first book.
Genius and home made

Book Covers

The cover for Legally Lucky was designed and produced by a professional.
Phobic Wars And Mental Dental (MBP) were designed by me...
I wish to review these and welcome any ideas or suggestions.
The best ideas could make the front cover of the revised novelas.
Please share this page and submit your ideas...
Thanks
Ram