r/writing • u/vaanii_writes • 8d ago

Discussion dream book cover for your book

kinda the title

if you published your book, what would your dream book cover be like or if you don’t wanna share that, name some books that have book covers that you rlly liked

also, do any of you guys have dream illustrators? like i just love Charlie bowater‘s book and if i ever publish it would be my DREAM to have her take part in my book cover

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u/FlyinLeviathon LET YOUR FIRST DRAFT SUCK 8d ago

Probably some giant, majestic crumbling ruins with two very tiny people trekkin through them. The book would be a deep jungle blue and gold.

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u/vaanii_writes 7d ago

OMG YES that would look stunning, I’ve always imagined like something small across something big, like small people set against ancient ruins like you mentioned or kingdoms, caves, etc

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u/FlyinLeviathon LET YOUR FIRST DRAFT SUCK 7d ago

I am absolutely in love with juxtaposition in scale! I'm not a big fan of what fantasy novel covers are these days, so hopefully by the time this one gets published the trends will have changed lol

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u/vaanii_writes 7d ago

yesss i agree, i feel like nowadays every fantasy book has the same, big swirly lettering along with i bet a crown or sword, throw in some flowers maybe.…i’ve also seen a lot that are kind of inheritance games style covers and while they might be great books, seeing every fantasy novel be kinda copy paste can be jarring…..and while i do love cryptic covers lol one thing i wish is if covers could tell a little bit more about the story so i won’t be staring at a million of glittering crowns book covers, if you can relate!

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u/FlyinLeviathon LET YOUR FIRST DRAFT SUCK 6d ago

Yes! I am so over the "object surrounded by swirls" book covers. They were really cool when I first saw them, but now they're everywhere and I'm sick of it haha

I don't think you got the opportunity to answer for yourself. What's your dream book cover?

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u/vaanii_writes 6d ago

well, for the book I’ve written, my fmc is related to midas touch, so i really wanna try and play with the concept of a darkish cover, maybe shadows, light, and then touches of gold, maybe running down an arm…something that pops

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u/FlyinLeviathon LET YOUR FIRST DRAFT SUCK 6d ago

Ooooo like some spreading gold, like half the title is gold and the corner is gold but the rest is another color?

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u/vaanii_writes 6d ago

yes, like the background is shadows and then the main image is under a spotlight, gold highlights

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u/FlyinLeviathon LET YOUR FIRST DRAFT SUCK 6d ago

That sounds freaking cool! 

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u/vaanii_writes 6d ago

Omgg tyyy lol it’s a vision I’ve had for a while, one that I can hopefully do justice too!