I was messing around with www.Canva.com, which is an interesting, FREE, online graphics and design program. It seems pretty easy to use, which is great for people who aren’t skilled in these areas. An author can fairly easily come up with a decent or better cover for their book.
The example cover I have here was made in almost a matter of seconds. If you want something that looks like nothing anyone else has done, it takes a bit more work. That would mostly comprise finding a background image from somewhere. I have used www.ThinkStockPhotos.com, which has some form of association with Getty Images – 5 images for $50.
I still haven’t started working on Quiet Earth. I keep hoping it will be soon, but that remains to be seen. My goal this year is to finish a novel. I think it will be this one. People who liked Katydid will most likely really like Quiet Earth.