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I make almost all of my own covers, yes! The only one I haven't made myself is the cover for As the Crow Falls, which I commissioned—both because I wanted it to be extra pretty, and because the vibe I wanted for it was one I didn't have the tools or skills to achieve on my own.
I got hooked on graphic design about two years ago. It all started with a book-promotion graphic I had to make for my novella Dreamcatcher as part of a cross-promotion campaign... you can see how far my skills have come since then!
First graphic:
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Latest graphic:
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You can also see that the book had a very different cover back in the day. That cover was made with a gorgeous photo I found on the internet, because I didn't know any better at the time. It wasn't until I spent more time in writing communities that I learned most photos on the internet are copyright-restricted, and that pulling one off Pinterest—even if I couldn't track down the original artist with a thorough reverse-image search—was the artistic equivalent of an artist pulling a quote from one of my books and slapping it on their website to promote their artwork. Which is to say, copyright violation.
It's worth noting that I've been through several rounds of this. After updating a few of my covers way back in the day, I promptly forgot where I'd gotten some of the images, leading to another round of updates this past fall. Having a sieve for a brain is fun.
