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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell
Hi Andrew. I'm all for simplicity in covers and so I would favor the rune-less version. I think it would help to see the first cover and that would give an idea of what the branding effect might be. As it stands, though, when I see just the cover I'm thinking more non-fiction than fiction. I think it's the black and white that does it. Like it could be a treatise by Nietzsche or something.
And I don't even know what runes are, so I'm assuming your readership will know and recognize those symbols.
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That seems to be the running theme -the too plain, I mean. That's been the feedback regarding the font as well. I think next time I should put up my covers a good while before I launch, so as to leave time for bigger feedback than "A versus B"
This could be a problem, since my turnaround between idea and finished manuscript is generally a month or two to begin with. Still, I think delayed launch for the sake of a better cover/editing from professionals should be a logical next step. I've simply been waiting to make sure that my writing is worth investing in. Not a lot of money to invest here.
About runes... There's a word that defines them well, but I'll go ahead and say they are inscribed characters that often carry meaning by themselves, regardless of syntax or grammer. Imagine that T meant Tree.
The idea is used in fantasy for ancient magical symbols more often than not, where the writing itself has power. So imagine that inscribing T on a tree could make the tree grow healthier.