Image: Steven Winduo. Design: Tom Slone Designing Book Covers are best done by those trained in Graphic Arts or desktop designs. As a writer I want a book cover the catches the attention of the curious book owl. In the book publishing world covers are the marketing tools. Covers sell a book. In an essay on book cover designs, the writer Jacqueline Thomas writes in www.canva.com that book designs can make or break a book. She writes: “ A successful book cover is never an afterthought. It will lead readers to your pages and because of its role as an ambassador, your book cover deserves thoughtful planning . Thomas makes several remarks that are important for any writers or self -publishers to keep in mind. Design: Peter Leo Elaveara Design: Peter Leo Elaveara “ Book cover design is a crucial part of your marketing effort. You can string together the most insightful, lyrical words ever connected in human history, but if your book cover looks like Photos
Chronicles the stories of education, books, writing, and reading in the life of Steven Edmund Winduo, PNG writer extraordinaire, literacy advocate, social literary activist, literary scholar, & teacher. Fern Ridge is a translation of Safla Rama, where home is for SEW.