Imagine this– a fairy masquerade, dark roses at night, fantasy, adventure, romance– this was my headspace while making this fantasy premade book cover! Featuring a red and gold mask, decaying roses, ivy, and fairy wings, with this premade I was hoping to allude to some of the stories that I’ve been reading lately and alsoContinue reading “Fae Dark and Lovely | Fantasy Premade Book Cover”
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Beast of Beauty | Premade Book Cover
This Beauty and the Beast inspired fantasy premade book cover captures a darker version of the tale with roses, magic, a moon, and a castle. It is the first in a series of covers designed for dark fantasy romance, available for $95 as an ebook or $110 for ebook and paperback.
Awaken | Fantasy Book Cover
Magic potions, far-off worlds, royalty, cold and enchanting flowers, and more all combine in Awaken by Jamie Michelle! Coming in Spring 2024, Awaken follows Addy Fawcett, an herbalist, as she is exiled into a magical world– the same magical world that Nightstalkers, the blood-thirsty creatures of the night that killed her parents when she wasContinue reading “Awaken | Fantasy Book Cover”
Ava and the Glass Wish | Fantasy Book Cover
What do you see when you look in the mirror? In this fantasy book and book cover, the mirror is one built on wishes and magic, and it’s not always your reflection that stares back at you. Sharing aesthetics with Divine Rivals, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Coraline, this story follows Ava as she tries toContinue reading “Ava and the Glass Wish | Fantasy Book Cover”
2023, By the Numbers
In 2023, I made: 2023 was a great year for design, editing, and more for me! Both in my freelance work and my 9 to 5, I created hundreds of designs, edited many, many photos, social posts, and emails, and also found time to create a handful of items for me and my use. HereContinue reading “2023, By the Numbers”
Roman statues, roman ruins
Step into the dark mythology of Ancient Rome with this book cover designed for a historical, fantasy story featuring the vestal virgins, intrigue, mystery and more. My latest request involved roman myths, statues, and ruins, calling on the cover to at once depict dark imagery of a forgotten past and staples of gothic imagery. PullingContinue reading “Roman statues, roman ruins”
National Novel Writing Month: Four Winds Society Book Cover
The National Novel Writing Month is ongoing, and despite a busy design-related day job, the writer has managed to create a few more book covers, including one featuring blue watercolors, trees, and bears, and even do some personal writing.
National Novel Writing Month: Of Blood and Crowns
November is National Novel Writing Month, which is part of an event lovingly called NaNoWriMo for participants. The idea is to write 50,000 words in a month, thereby, writing a barebones first draft of a novel or a good portion of a longer novel. I’ve participated many a time (finishing three!), but this year, inContinue reading “National Novel Writing Month: Of Blood and Crowns”
Silk and Mirrors: Dark Fairy Tale Photoset
Ever since I was a child, I’ve loved fairy tales, but as a teenager and later as college student, that interest morphed into both a research and art subject. While I’ll refrain from regurgitating more than half of my college writing portfolio, some of my favorite images have come from the fascination, and more especiallyContinue reading “Silk and Mirrors: Dark Fairy Tale Photoset”
Of Spellbooks and Thieves Book Cover
In July of 2022, I was commissioned by the wonderful Robin Winckler to create the cover for her novel, Of Spellbooks and Thieves. Featuring magic, an ancient textbook, and a castle made out of coffee stains, it’s one of my favorites I’ve made. If you’d like to read Of Spellbooks and Thieves or take aContinue reading “Of Spellbooks and Thieves Book Cover”
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