If you saw this cover, what sort of book would you expect to find behind it?

[lavenderbard]

This is some cover art we are considering for one of my stories, which my husband has decided he wants to try publishing. He notes that it does not match the current trends in cover designs. So, will it attract the right kind of audience for the story inside? Will it attract anyone at all? Should we dump this approach and go for something a little more fashionable? Should we keep it, but maybe fix a few things… and if so, what? (If you left click on it and load it in another window, you can get a slightly larger version.)

Here’s the whole wrap around image without the text:

Mirrored on My Website.

Comments

[yhlee]

A fancy plaque would work for me and would fit the implied mood of the story. :-)

Script fonts are tough! So I am the world's worst icon-maker, but what I discovered is that so many of them are beautiful but hard to read, especially at small sizes (or, in the case of a book, from a distance). (Current icon as a case in point.)