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By Anslem Samuel | Published April 14, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

Be flexible. Know what you don’t know, and then pay for the talent that does. As stated, packaging is important, although not the end all be all—but it is important. It comes in as a very narrow second to having a well-edited book. A bad cover design can be disastrous to sales and can get your novel overlooked. But oft times authors have their egos so invested in a specific design, (and not being cover designers or graphics pros), that they can’t see that what they want on a cover simply doesn’t work. Let it go. Get a pro.

Be flexible. Know what you don’t know, and then pay for the talent that does.…