Create a fiction book cover with the potential for follow up paid projects.

Joy Made Full

I am an author, speaker, and coach, who helps individuals simplify their lives and clarify their dreams, identify specific gifts to pursue them, and help develop fundamental relationship principles based on spiritual building blocks.

HERE is the confidential description of the book:

Darcy Marshall is a classically trained violinist who evolves into a gifted oldtime and bluegrass music fiddle player, much to the disappointment of her parents. After her friends introduce her to the National Oldtime Fiddle Contest in Weiser, Idaho, winning it becomes her life’s dream. But she is quickly overcome by the demands of her marriage and storing desire to have children. While balancing these two goals, Darcy is challenged with unimaginable tragedy and pain. Even her church leaders seem to be working against her.

Because her friends rally around her and give her the strength she needs, Darcy is able to overcome her challenges. Through her strong convictions of faith and within the framework of a conversation with God, she accidentally encounters the answer she was looking for, hiding in the simplest of places—the instrument that she played so beautifully all of her life.

Terry Stafford’s debut novel, Strings of Faith, uncovers a solution that anyone will be able to use for building a solid foundation upon which to rebuild their lives and grow the relationships they need to succeed.

The story is one of finding Joy Made Full with the understanding that you must "Enjoy the journey, for the journey inspires the music." Can your life’s challenges really be solved with something as simple as the instrument you’ve carried your entire life?

Description - I need a book cover designed. On the front cover, I would like the title, Strings of Faith, in the middle or near the top with the largest font, and the author name, Terry Stafford, in smaller font somewhere underneath the title. At the very top, I would like the tag line, "Enjoy the journey, for the journey inspires the music"

At the bottom, I would like the following:
Foreword by Kary Oberbrunner,
Author of Elixir Project, Day Job to Dream Job, The Deeper Path, and Your Secret Name

This book cover will come in three versions, paperback 5.5 x 8.5 inches (CreateSpace specs), hardcover case laminate 5.5 x 8.5 inches (Ingram publishing specs) and softcover 5.5 x 8.5 inches (also Ingram publishing specs). Their websites have the correct dimensions, bleed, etc.

Notes - I would like you to have creative freedom with the design. However, I would like for you to use any one or a combination of the images I have attached of the young lady with the fiddle. You are free to modify the images in any way to compliment your design. The model’s identity does not need to be recognizable, so feel free to employ artistic plugins, cropping, etc., to your hearts content, as long as the female fiddler theme is maintained.

I would like the design to be predominantly green, or at least a tint that compliments the vegetation in the attached images. The primary message of the cover should also be legible and eye-catching as a thumbnail in the various online formats.

I am the photographer and copyright owner of the attached fiddler images and have a model release on file. I can provide DropBox links to the original raw or .psd files upon request.

The AAE logos at the bottom are used for the back cover (Author Academy Elite) and spine (AAE).

I have included a few images of book covers in similar genres that I found attractive and that may provide some direction. Of course these covers are not mine and are not intended to be used in any way other than to help you understand my tastes.

The back cover will have text and an author image. I will supply the copy when I decide on the final cover. Also, the back cover and spine could bleed over the design from the front cover to create the feel of one continuous image, front to back, or a complete wrap. I think some of the images I provided would be conducive to such a treatment.

Again, feel free to use some creativity. You may be thinking of something that I have not. Surprise me.