Here I am to answer the questions on how to make a simple cover (although myself is not excellent on it lol). So, let's go!

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[Fonts]

1. Curly/brush fonts :

2. Formal fonts - can fit a lot of genres

3. Regular formal fonts - Usually for author name's part

4. Cute fonts - More to random or slice of life genre

*Foot notes:
- I usually use Trendsetter, shorelines and few other thin fonts to make double title just like in Alphz' Talk chapter.
- Gloss and Bloom has a strong yet kinda soft impact feelings. So, please choose wisely if you want to use this font.
- Avoid using the regular formal type of fonts to be used as the title.

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[Background Pics]

1. Know the theme and genre of the book. Cover gives the first impression on your book. Thus it is important to search for a right picture that describes your book. For example:

- Despair (fantasy, action, dark, assassin) : A story about a girl who is hated by everyone because of her power. Thus, she works as assassin with her special magic without being able to feel happiness.

(The first one didn't really match the vibe of the story that I want, so I reject it. Plus, the first picture vibe is more to tranquil yet deep vibe (for me) so it doesn't have the dark bloody vibe match for this assassination story.)

2. Choose a picture that will make you feel wow, it suits to be a book cover. I don't know how to elaborate this because I think you need to rely on your own instinct here. Here the example:

[Suits]

[Not suit]

(All the pictures have good quality but you can sense which suits to a book cover. Just imagined how your book cover will end up look likes when you are choosing background pics.)

I'm sorry that I can't elaborate too much about choosing suitable background as I usually rely on the theme, genre, description and my own feelings. Sorry.

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I think that's all for the tips. Thanks for your questions and good luck in making your own simple cover! 🤗