You may remember this photo from my last trip to Los Angeles for research. I knew the moment I snapped it, it would be the cover for TJ Wilde Mysteries: Full Sail.
I handed it off to my cover artist a while ago, and we have been tossing around ideas, colors, and themes for the front and back cover. I told her I was in no hurry since I was hopelessly stuck in inertia.
Last week, she surprised me with a mockup of the first draft of what we had been discussing. It was amazing. She said she decided to go ahead and get started because she knew that having a cover was often enough to get me excited to finish up a book.
She was right, of course, and having the mockup was the inspiration – plus a little ‘get your butt in gear’ self-talk – and the dam has sprung a leak, and words are flowing again.
I won’t share the mockup yet because it is truly in its nascent stage. But here is what my photo looks like once she turned it into a painting for the cover and added a sailboat:
What motivates you when you need to get a project completed?
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