Just FYI, several betas thought Bloodwalker was a Mystery/Thriller. One (Graeme Ing of Untethered Realms) thought it was an Urban Fantasy/Mystery. Since I know horror generally sells badly, I'm willing to go the Mystery/Thriller route or even bill it as UF.
Cover standards are very different. Horror covers are dark and ominous, often with blood or a scary face on them. Thriller covers are rather dull colored with a landscape or symbolic "thing" (like a bird or a gun) in the center and HUGE GIANT letters for the title and author's name. Fantasy is multi-colored and "pretty." I happen to prefer landscape-ish ones with some background depth, but I've made a bit of everything. :)
Here they are - all 9. Any and all feedback is great. Be as tough as you like. I don't need the type of fluffy kudos we give other authors who have sucky covers. If these don't work, I can design others.
And I'm even test running a poll at the bottom - so try and see if it works.
Cover standards are very different. Horror covers are dark and ominous, often with blood or a scary face on them. Thriller covers are rather dull colored with a landscape or symbolic "thing" (like a bird or a gun) in the center and HUGE GIANT letters for the title and author's name. Fantasy is multi-colored and "pretty." I happen to prefer landscape-ish ones with some background depth, but I've made a bit of everything. :)
Here they are - all 9. Any and all feedback is great. Be as tough as you like. I don't need the type of fluffy kudos we give other authors who have sucky covers. If these don't work, I can design others.
And I'm even test running a poll at the bottom - so try and see if it works.
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I voted for number two because that was far and away my favorite. MY second choice was number 1, but I dislike the teeth on the clown's face. If you go with that one, consider getting rid of or obscuring the teeth.
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