When I decided to combine the short story Nightmare at the Freak Show, the novelette Once Upon a December Nightmare, and the novella Nightmare Ever After into a print/ebook
collection, I had to consider new cover art. I wanted something that reflected
the horror genre as well as nightmares, since “nightmare” is in the title of
this series. My cover art for Once Upon a
December Nightmare and Nightmare Ever
After have spooky forest scenes, one in winter and one for late spring/summer.
Unlike the more realistic covers the other two ebooks had, I wanted something
leaning more toward nightmares to reflect the state of mind of the stories.
But how to combine these ideas and different seasons into one cover
art?
I searched through Dreamstime.com for “spooky trees.” They definitely
have some creepy ones out there, but I didn’t see anything right away that said,
“This is the cover art!” So I tried “haunted tree” and came across a picture
from the artist Nicemonkey. As soon as I saw the nightmarish tree, the blood,
and darkness, I knew it was the perfect cover art.
Sometimes you just know.
My friend and fellow author Aubrie Dionne (http://authoraubrie.blogspot.com)
designed the cover. Nicemonkey (http://www.dreamstime.com/Nicemonkey_info)
created the art, and I crafted the bookworm logo for my publishing company. I’m
pleased with how it looks.
What do you think?
The Nightmare Collection Information
Book Description:
A legend is hungry tonight.
A child monster will get its first taste of blood in Nightmare at the Freak Show. Four friend will enter the forest on December night, but only one can survive in Once Upon a December Nightmare. Almost ten years after Cassie's December nightmare, the monster awakens to hunt again in Nightmare Ever After.
A child monster will get its first taste of blood in Nightmare at the Freak Show. Four friend will enter the forest on December night, but only one can survive in Once Upon a December Nightmare. Almost ten years after Cassie's December nightmare, the monster awakens to hunt again in Nightmare Ever After.
Forthcoming late November 2012
Add to Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16089321-the-nightmare-collection
Cover art by Nicemonkey at
Dreamstime.com. Cover design by Aubrie Dionne. Bookworm logo for Surrounded by
Books Publishing created by Cherie Reich.
Author Bio:
A self-proclaimed bookworm, Cherie
Reich is a writer, freelance editor, book blogger, and library assistant living
in Virginia. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies. Her
e-books include the horror series Nightmare,
a short story collection with authors Aubrie Dionne and Lisa Rusczyk titled The Best of Raven and the Writing Desk,
the futuristic space fantasy novelette trilogy Gravity, and The FoxwickChronicles, a series of fantasy stories. She is a member of Valley Writers
and the Virginia Writers Club.
Author Links:
Website: http://cheriereich.webs.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bookworm0753
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Aww! Thank you for having me on your blog today!! And I love how you put pictures of my other books up too! You're awesome!!
ReplyDeleteLove the cover. It works beautifully as both a book jacket and an ebook cover image.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary! :)
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