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and Creative Friends
Book cover art is a major selling factor of any book. Too, art and photographs can tell a story and serve as story starters or picture prompts. They can also inspire certain creatives into writing song lyrics. Some readers will automatically pick up any book by a favorite author, regardless what the product looks like. Anyone casually perusing the shelves in a book store is usually drawn to an unknown author’s book by its title and cover graphics. That leads them to then read the blurbs on the back. In publishing a book, the face of the product is critical. It doesn’t matter if it be a novel, a short story anthology, poetry, or nonfiction. Book sellers like to see dazzling covers; though not all book art jumps out at you from the shelf but can still incite the imagination. See my three covers and video trailers on My Books. Also, remember to check out the exciting book cover art on my new thriller, Down to the Needle, which is my latest release. Middle of Page - To Page Bottom
Also, here’s Big Red, one of my oil paintings that I photographed while the paint was still wet. That's why it may shine in places. 
However, in the process of beginning to paint again, and noticing book cover art all the more, it dawned on me that painting and other art is like writing on the walls. With a free-flowing imagination, art can be story starters; picture prompts that lead to stories, even to publishing a book.
Book cover art is a specialty field. The picture must, in all cases, relate to the story being told. So perhaps I need to find photos or paint specific scenes from my next books. Many facets are involved in publishing a book and book sellers are keen to them all and promote only the best. To date, I have been asked twice about using my photos as book cover art. I am thrilled! If you are interested in any of my photos for your book cover, please don't hesitate to Contact Me. We can work out great deals that each can live with.
It took me a long time to find suitable art for the cover of one of my future books. Since the story has a strong subplot, in addition to the regular plot, and both take place in different locations, I knew it was going to be difficult to find suitable art that represents both. But... I found exactly what I needed! I found it through a friend's art.
Though I photograph and sell my art, I had not been able to shoot anything that I could use as cover art for this particular book. Cover art is so important. It must... ...have eye-appeal ...represent what the story is about, and ...be enticing enough to draw the viewer in and cause them to open the book to find out what's inside. If you are looking for cover art, please check out my gallery. I have so much artwork from which to choose, from Hawaii Culture to Classic Cars, with scenery and landscapes, birds, animals, machinery, miscellaneous objects, and so much more. For anyone who finds something they wish to use, or simply own, don't hesitate to contact me via the Contact Me page here on Write Any Genre, or from my Gallery. Have fun with this. There is so much to see. And like I did with my friend's art you, too, may find just the right artwork for your book covers.
 Both my photos and paintings are available as giclee on canvas, framed or unframed, and posters (all in many sizes), and greeting cards. If you purchase greeting cards, you can have printed inside any message you wish. That's exciting!
Since I live in Hawaii, I'll start with HAWAII CULTURE Or how about SEA SHELLS or... ... some of you might enjoy SEA GLASS - all hand picked by me, by the way, as I take my breaks along the beach. Other story starters could be KAUAI ANIMALS with animal poses from the sublime to the absurd. MORE picture prompts or story starters and art can be found listed on my Resources page.
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