Try Again

What a difference several months makes — I started work on this cover almost a year ago! In the interim, I did the book design (though the project would also hang in limbo for several months), and with that finally complete, I turned my attention back to the cover. And quickly discovered it deserved a second look.



I'm not sure how I arrived at the decision that the large open space at the top of the cover worked — but it really didn't. And that name just sort of disappeared in the middle of the cover — despite my best efforts to make sure it was at least legible, it lacked the kind of clarity I think is incredibly important in those fleeting moments when you're trying to catch attention with a book cover.