Cover Art for Encrypted, My Next Fantasy Novel

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Lindsay

Encrypted is the last of the novels/story collections I had finished before I discovered the world of e-publishing, and it’s probably my favorite project thus far. It’s a science-fantasy mystery/adventure/love story (my inability to neatly categorize my stories is why I don’t bother trying to woo agents!) with two geeks for heroes, a cryptographer leading lady and a hunky engineer. They’d be meant for each other if not for the fact that they’re from enemy nations. Oops.

I just got the cover art from Elena Dudina, a lady with beautiful work up on DeviantArt. I found her through Daniel Arenson, who is also an indie fantasy author.

Anyway, it’s definitely the prettiest of my covers thus far, so I wanted to show it off. Back to talk of search engine optimization, blogging, and selling books tomorrow!

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11 Responses to Cover Art for Encrypted, My Next Fantasy Novel

  1. Jeanne says:
    January 6, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    One word: Wowsa! I’ve been waiting for this one. Kindle at the ready, Captain!

  2. Jamie Sedgwick says:
    January 6, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    Wow looks great! Her artwork is amazing. The book sounds pretty cool too 🙂

  3. Terry Mixon says:
    January 9, 2011 at 8:42 am

    I’m simply blown away with the quality of her work. She’s brilliant!

    I posted (wheedled) on Kindleboards for more information about the process because I’d love to know more about the process you went through.

    • Lindsay says:
      January 9, 2011 at 11:51 am

      Thanks for the comments, guys!

      Terry, after she agreed to do it, I just sent a blurb about the story and descriptions of the characters and their clothing. Elena took it from there, and I just asked for a couple tweaks at the end. I imagine the process was a lot more involved on her end. *g*

  4. Terry Mixon says:
    January 9, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    I’ll assume you just contacted her and asked if she would do an image for your book cover. I guess I’m intimidated by approaching talented people.

    If you don’t mind my asking, in general numbers only, what kind of price range did she ask for your work?

  5. Terry Mixon says:
    January 9, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    And to be clear, I’m intimidated about approaching you, too, so you must be quite talented. 😉

  6. Elena Dudina says:
    January 13, 2011 at 8:02 am

    Congrats for the book, dear Lindsay

    Wish you all the best !

    And thanks you all for your kind comments on my art work.

  7. Elena Dudina says:
    January 13, 2011 at 8:08 am

    And for Terry, do not be shy. I’m More than normal person. I love to work and feedback with authors. So here I am, you have not excuse.

  8. Lindsay says:
    January 17, 2011 at 10:42 pm

    Thanks for stopping by, Elena! I’m adding you to my blog roll under editors/artists, so I hope a few folks find you and hire you! 🙂

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