Cover Artist GLENDON HADDIX : First Steps in Publishing
Curious about what it takes to create compelling lesbian fiction covers? Book cover artist Glendon Haddix reveals what it takes to create covers for Ylva, among others, and the vital tips and mistakes he’s learned in the process.
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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT LESFIC BOOK COVERS THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM HETFIC COVERS? ARE THE WOMEN PORTRAYED DIFFERENTLY, FOR EXAMPLE?
Hetfic tends to have a different view on what is considered attractive. Usually hetfic prefers the female characters to be more “model-perfect” and “glossy,” while lesfic is much less concerned about those things.
ARE THERE UNWRITTEN RULES FOR CERTAIN GENRES WHEN IT COMES TO COVER DESIGNS?
Sort of. If you look at the bestselling books in a specific genre, you will typically see that they all have a few things in common. Thrillers typically have something that gives the sense of motion and large blocky text. Romantic comedies are usually illustrated with bright colors. But these are more guidelines than hard and fast rules, as often times a book will break with convention and the cover needs to reflect that.
WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION DO YOU NEED TO KNOW TO DESIGN A GOOD COVER SINCE WE ASSUME YOU DON’T READ THE BOOKS?
The usual things like title, author name, etc. Then we ask for the genre and the synopsis, as well as titles of other books that the author feels have the same tone and feel as their book. As much as I would love to, I just don’t have enough available time to read all the books.
