Cover Design Advice

According to Tema Frank who attended a presentation by well known cover designer CS Richardson, “never put your main character on the cover”. So let’s have a look at some of his cover designs.















Note that some of these are non-fiction and several are contemporary.



So, what do you think?? Do these designs grab your attention? Does this work for historical fiction?



For other posts on cover design check out:




Cover Design – The Basics



Cover Design – Seven Tips From Readers



Tips and Talk on Cover Design




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M.K. Tod writes historical fiction. Her latest novel is  THE ADMIRAL’S WIFE , a dual timeline set in Hong Kong. Mary’s other novels, PARIS IN RUINS, TIME AND REGRET, LIES TOLD IN SILENCE and UNRAVELLED are available from  Amazon ,  Nook ,  Kobo ,  Google Play  and  iTunes . She can be contacted on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Goodreads  or on her website  www.mktod.com .
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