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Cover Reveal of “Plunge”, My First Travel Memoir

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  1. Oooo! Outstanding cover and title! Congratulations!

  2. looking good

  3. Hi Liesbet, Bravo! It’s a gorgeous cover! It makes me want to be there. The beauty of the water and nature will capture people’s attention. The dogs swimming will attract the attention of dog lovers.

    • Hi Lea! I initially had another scene – more boat-focused – in mind for the front cover, but my husband suggested this one with our previous dogs, in the Bahamas. It resembles the content, surroundings, and title better. We added the wheel behind the subtitle to indicate the nautical element.

  4. Congratulations, Liesbet. This is a very attractive and appealing cover. I love it!

    • Hi Donna! I’m glad you like the result of this cover. It took a while, and lots of back and forth with my cover artist, to reach the final look.

  5. Looks great, Liesbet! The colors and photo background are very cheerful and draw the reader into your intriguing life! (That “desert island” alone would entice me to read!)

    • Hi Lexie! Thanks for your feedback. I’m glad you like what we came up with. The island in the background was photographed in Panama, in a area called the San Blas Islands. Lisa might have told you about it, although I don’t think they visited them before your meet-up.

  6. Well that’s a winner. I can’t wait to hear about you swimming with your gorgeous dogs in the ocean.

    • Hi Jacqui! I’m glad you like the cover. This was a very special scenario, when I swam from our boat to a sandbank ashore in the Bahamas, with our two dogs. I’m so glad now that Mark took this photo, or my cover would have looked very different. 🙂

  7. Great cover! Nicely done.

  8. Very inviting!

  9. I love it, Liesbet! Congratulations. Your smile is radiating off the cover!

  10. Love this photos selection ! It’s perfect! And the colors are beautiful. Congrats Liesbet. Terrific!

    Peta

    • Thank you, Peta. The final version came out well. It was definitely a collaboration between a professional designer and my vision. 🙂

  11. Love this, you’ve really got the right feel to it. It looks very professional and the colours are so ‘feel-good’ which will help sales.

    • Thank you for your feedback, Hilary! I really appreciate it. While it might not look like it, the process to reach this particular concept took longer than I expected. Lots of moving parts. 🙂

  12. Mooi!
    Ik zou het boek kopen 😉
    Foto genomen in de San Blas?

    • Goed gezien. 🙂 Het eiland op de achtergrond is de San Blas. Het tafereel op de voorgrond is getrokken in de Bahama’s, toen we de honden nog bij ons hadden. Het stuur achter de ondertitel was ons idee, omdat een geankerde Irie het te druk zou maken op de omslag.

  13. That all looks really good!

  14. Love the cover! I want to dive right in.

  15. Congrats. Liesbet! Very nice colours and attractive cover.

  16. Stunning, yet simple and captures the imagination of the reader. Well done, Liesbet!

    • Thanks, Terri! I like the simple look as well. The alternative – with our sailboat in the photo – made it a bit too “crowded” and more complicated. Clean and simple is good! I also like the nautical nudge with the helm behind the subtitle. 🙂

  17. It looks great. An invitation to read further…

  18. I love it, Liesbet. Very eye-catching, and I love the freshness the colours bring out.

    • Thank you, Hugh! I hope the cover will do what it’s supposed to do, once I release the book. 🙂

      • I’m sure it’s going to do just that, Liesbet. I can see you’ve put a lot of thought into it.

        • Yeah… I’m somewhat of an over-thinker and perfectionist. With some things. 🙂 That makes projects a bit more challenging and time consuming, but it’s the only way (for me) to be happy with the results.

  19. Liesbet, fantastic work! A book cover that will apeal and intice people into wanting to know more. I also love the book title. I can already think of friends who would enjoy your book and it will make for a perfect Christmas gift. I am looking forward to publishing date.

    • You are too kind, Gilda! I hope you will like the story as much as the cover. Every single step in this process has been a chunk of work, patience, and determination. I had a cover artist merge all the “pieces” I desired (except our sailboat) into this final version of my book cover. I’m hoping to release Plunge the end of November. Fingers crossed!

  20. Hi Liesbet! How exciting. That photo is gorgeous and fits the title so well. Every step is putting you closer and closer to your dream. How AWESOME! ~Kathy

    • It is becoming real, Kathy. At this point, I can’t wait to get the “darn thing” released and focus on more fun pursuits. 🙂 I say that with love, of course. Very fittingly, as I write this reply to you, I am sitting on a catamaran driving down the channel in Virginia. It feels good to be on the water again.

  21. An image of freedom and joy so inviting to open that first cover. All the best, Liesbet 👍

    • Thank you, Suz. I can’t wait for people (other than myself and Mark) to start reading. Actually, I can’t wait to open that cover up one day, once I order my first proof copy! 🙂

  22. Duwan @MakeLikeAnApeman

    October 22, 2020 at 16:54

    What a great picture! And the font is perfect.

    • Hi Duwan! Thank you. I’m glad you like this final cover version (which is actually a combination of two photos) and the fonts. I’ll show you the “procession” of ideas and creations whenever we meet up. If you’re interested… 🙂

  23. I love the cover and fun title. It totally draws you in, like a good wine label!

    • Hi Kim! Fancy seeing you here. 🙂 Thanks so much for swinging by and leaving a comment. Love it! I wish we could have shared one of those labels (well, the contents anyway) this past summer… Next time we’re in the hood! Xx

  24. Now that is a book cover few will be able to resist! I think it turned out brilliantly Liesbet. Wonderful to see you making such progress. One step closer to me being able to read it!

    • Hi Sue! Thank you for your kind words and continued enthusiasm for Plunge. I’m slowed down now, being back on the road, but I still hope to have the book launched by the end of November. 🙂

  25. Great cover! The water is such a spiritual place.

  26. Wow, Liesbet, I love the beautiful colours, the simplicity, the smiles, the lines. Gorgeous! Congratulations!

    • Hi Erica! I’m glad you like the cover. A lot of thought and back and forth with my cover designer went into it. While not exactly what I had in mind, I’m happy with the result.

  27. Victoria Marie Lees

    October 24, 2020 at 15:31

    I LOVE the cover and title, Liesbet. You go, Girl! All the luck with this.

  28. Wow, it’s gorgeous – congratulations! I hope it’ll bring you lots of sales! 🙂

  29. Okay. Loveeeeeeeee the cover, the title and the subtitle. You are rockin’ this author thing Liesbet!!!! Congrats! <3

  30. Looks wondertul Liesbet.. do let me know when available so I can do a promotion for you in the Cafe..xx

    • Thanks you, Sally. I will certainly let you know. I still haven’t gotten a chance to come up with a promotion and marketing plan, but I do have you in the back of my mind. You always have an interesting topic in the running, so I’ll be sure to provide a unique story. 🙂

  31. Great cover, Liesbet! And your reveal image above it is funny — we are plunging into Plunge!

    Jude

    • Ha, Jude. What a wonderful observation! I had no idea of the “plunging effect” of the reveal image. We tried to create a wavy feeling, but you’re right on.

  32. Love the cover! Congratulations!

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