Work Wednesday: Inspiration

venice dock at sunrise

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.