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99Designs: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

My experience using 99Designs to create my book cover

It’s true what they say, people do judge a book by its cover, that’s why it’s essential to have your cover created by someone who knows what they’re doing. For most authors, that’s not you. 

Let’s be brutally honest. Unless you’re a cover designer, you shouldn’t try to design your own cover, no more than a designer should try to write his own book. Unless, of course, you’re one of those prodigies who’s an author and a designer. 

So, I’ve decided to share my book cover design experience (the good, the bad, and the ugly) in the hopes it will help others who are about to embark on this journey. 

Let’s start from the beginning.

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