Originally Posted by Gregg Bell
I don't know, Cin. I think I'll love the one that gets people to click on it.  Not that I'm not into doing what I want. Actually the one I like the best is the one with the hands. It's the most artistic of the bunch. But besides conveying a vague sense of helpfulness it doesn't say much. People might be like, 'oh, that's a pretty cover' and click on one that gives them what they're looking for. (a sense of menace and danger that a suspense cover should have).
I sent a friend the cover of the pretty baby and she was like, "Oh, what an adorbable baby!" (Not much menace or suspense in that.)
Maybe if I did something with the text of "Baby" it could help convey menace. Not blood dripping but something like that. I thought of somehow doing jail bars in the text. (Not that I know how to do that! )
I think the dark green cover is a better choice. It will be eye catching and it does convey menace. Is it horror-ish? Yeah, it's leaning that way, but at least there's some danger there, some intrigue. That along with the incongruous title of Baby for that theme (with a cover like that you'd maybe expect Alien Baby for the title) might intrigue people enough to click on the cover.
So yeah, I've got a fallback, but still not 100% sure. |