I was finally able to come up with a title for my novel! Which also meant I was able to create myself a nice little pretend book cover to go along with it. (Note that I did previously post one, but I have completely changed my NaNo project since then)
It’s super rough, obviously made on a free website (seriously, Canva is UH-AMAZING), and a better one would be made if I ever went somewhere this novel. Also, if you’re ever looking for actually free stock photos, check out Unsplash. The photos they have are GORGEOUS and 100% free to use.
But like I’ve told other people, having that pretty cover to look at makes your novel feel like a thing rather than just some word document on your computer. It makes your novel come to life! And it’s so encouraging when you hit a wall to look at it. You don’t want to fail that gorgeous book cover, do you?
I had a really good night writing last night, and I’m hoping to keep that momentum going through the week.
As far as a synopsis goes, I technically did write one last night, but it is pretty terrible. I will probably have another look at that in a week or so. It’s hard to write a synopsis when you’re not even sure what happens next. I’ll share it though once I feel better about it. 🙂
If you haven’t made a cover yet, I highly recommend it.
Good luck, and KEEP WRITING!
The Caffeinated Writer 
this is a great tip & lead on covers. I haven’t totally made up my mind if I’m sticking with my title yet, but if I do I’ll definitely check your recommendations out. I was actually thinking of going on Fiverr and having someone create one for me, but I’d rather play around on my own.
Wow. Maybe I should make a cover, and see if it’ll get me working harder! I think you’re definitely right that a cover would make the novel come to life!
Very pretty, I like the quiet intensity of what you’ve chosen. I usually go to pexels or fightcomp for free stock images. In this day and age, it’s a big deal. Looking good! I have yet to come up with a title for my novel, but I won’t stress out about it just yet!
Thanks for the tip about unsplash. Now I have to find a theme for my blog that will allow me to include a larger header image. And find a photo that will work for my title.
That cover image is fantastic, and thanks for the site tips.
Another good one for public domain pictures is http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/
Making a cover is what really jumpstarts my writing. I feel like, since it has a cover, it is suddenly real. hahaha.
This is a great one. I have no cover and not really a title yet just jumped in head first. Where’d you design your cover. Let’s be NaNo buddies. – jennamneal is me 😉
Designed it on Canva.com 🙂
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Thank you for liking my post & for sharing these really great sites for making your own book cover! I’ve followed your advice and used Canva.com (best site ever!) and shared your post on my blog along with my new book cover. Thanks again! https://acmelodyblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/nano-book-cover/