Writer's Book Cover Tricks

by Marie Seltenrych
(Margate, Queensland, Australia.)

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Hi Steve,

Thank you for giving me opportunities to showcase my talents again. Love the forum and the webmaster's point of view (most of them).

This is one of my recent publications through CreateSpace. Finally I have cut through the red tape and have recently uploaded my third new publication (in two months).

This cover was prepared using createspace's template and uploading a picture I created.

This was created using my beloved Wacom Tablet and I used an old photo (from my own wedding pics) to get the angle of the face of the heroine, Esther, (Hadassah) from the Biblical story of the same name. I persevered with the drawing and even used a few bits (magic extraction) from a public domain to enhance the posts. The posts, her earrings, neclace and the King's trims are magic cut bits off a picture of a palace in persia, so they are really wearing a building! How amazing. It took a bit of time but it was not difficult with photoshop. If you use magic extraction and highlight the bits you need in a photo, you can then paste them, transform them, skew, distort or change the perspective. It is such good fun doing it too! You can download this play from my website free, or buy a printed version (52 pages) at http://www.createspace.com/3461959

I have since created another cover using old wedding photos we have been married nearly 38 years. This is also to save any copyright problems, so get out those old pics, take a pic and upload, edit and make a cover for a book, or create a story with them. I am on a roll with this and success is a great adrenaline for creativity.

I also created the play with all its charming characters and have given instruction for the scenes and settings as well.

This play would make a spectacular movie, so who's got the gumption? I say thank you Steve for your giving heart and may every person achieve their dreams.

Find out how I am traveling by visiting my website, Aussieoibooks.

This site has been a real encouragement to me. Thank you Steve once again.

Marie