You may have noticed yet another spiffy cover change for the Wynter Wild series. I’ve been experimenting with different styles, with these rustic floral designs being the latest. I launched them at the start of March and saw an instant increase in readership – which leads me to conclude they’re more appealing than previous iterations. So, I think they’ll be hanging around for a while.
A downside of self-publishing is the lack of a marketing team’s expertise to make your cover the best possible design to attract suitable readers. An upside of self-publishing is that it’s easy to change the cover around and experiment!
For the new Wynter Wild covers, each design relates in some way, small or large, to the book’s contents or themes.
#1 Little Sister Song has a selection of Pacific Northwest natives
#2 Out of Tune has daffodils for the “Wordsworthesque” poem Wynter is writing
#3 Rhythm and Rhyme represents the lavender farm Wynter and Indio visit on his birthday
#4 Lost Melodies has shells for beach Wynter visits at the end
#5 Distortion has belladonna or deadly nightshade to represent bad mothering and twisted love
#6 Natural Harmonics features herbs from Wynter’s gardening efforts
#7 Duet has Arizona natives as a throwback to Wynter and Xay’s childhoods
#8 Minor Key has petals for a death in the family.
#9 Broken Strings has dying autumn leaves as it takes place during that season
#10 The Beat Goes On features sunflowers, a recurring theme in the book
#11 Echoes is an Aussie beach to represent Australia, where the story takes place
Visit my Books page to see all the covers.
Sara Creasy 