Christina's New Cover

Today I’m very pleased to be able to share with you the cover for my next Choc Lit novel, The Gilded Fan - I’m really thrilled with this one and love the Oriental feel of it, which was exactly what I wanted!

Seeing a new cover for the first time is very exciting and I [...]

Wonderful Wednesday: Sarah's official cover...Choc Lit's 'Twilight'

On this rather Wonderful Wednesday, I can share with you the official cover for No such thing as…immortality. Needless to say, I love it!

No such thing as…immortality. Choc Lit's 'Twilight'

You may note a ‘Twilight-esque’ feel to the design. That’s for good reason. No such thing as…immortality is [...]

Sarah reveals her unofficial covers

Visual 1. Arun age 8

I thought I would share with you my visuals for No Such Thing…as immortality? Okay, they are unofficial. The official one is currently in the pipeline which is very exciting.

But these are the visuals I currently use (at home) ― produced by my two children. Up until [...]

Kate Johnson on judging a book by its cover

I’m looking through cover concepts this week for my next book, Run Rabbit Run. This is exciting, but also makes me nervous. What if the cover isn’t right for the book? What if it hinders, rather than helps sales? It’s a minefield.

I adored my cover for The Untied Kingdom, which I felt captured perfectly the [...]

Kate Johnson's incredibly exciting Christmas present

Up until now, my most exciting ever present was a pair of kittens (to clarify, they didn’t come in a box; I got a card saying We Owe You One Cat from my parents. I bargained them up to two). Now, no disrespect to said kittens, but I think they might have a challenger.

I’ve just [...]

Christina Courtenay's Brand New Cover

We all know that covers are really important when it comes to selling our books. It’s the first thing the reader sees and it has to appeal to them so that they’re tempted to pick up the book and read the blurb. It needs to be what they’re subconsciously looking [...]