Making the Cover for My Next Fantasy Book (Kingdom of Dragons)

Here's a full behind-the-scenes look at my cover design process for Kingdom of Dragons! Get the book on Kickstarter (launches November 2nd): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... A massive thanks to Yasu Matsuoka for his incredible cover art! https://yasuartstudio.com/ ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 00:27 - What’s the book about? 01:14 - Starting the cover design 02:36 - How to find a cover artist 04:50 - Making the design brief 05:48 - Sketching initial concepts 07:18 - Looking at the first designs 08:02 - Interior artwork 09:14 - Picking the concept & sending the contract 09:53 - Developing the concept 10:24 - Coloured draft 10:50 - Refining the design 11:52 - The big reveal ✏️ MY FREE WRITING ADVICE BOOK: Get my free book: '5 Lessons That Transformed My Writing': https://jedherne.com/lessons 🚀 BUILD BETTER WRITING HABITS: Join my Easy Writing Habits course: https://easywritinghabits.com/ 💌 MY NEWSLETTER: Get a free fantasy story when you sign up to my free, fortnightly author newsletter: https://bit.ly/jednewsletter 📙 MY BOOKS: Across the Broken Stars: https://jedherne.com/acrossthebrokens... The Thunder Heist: https://jedherne.com/thethunderheist/ Fires of the Dead: https://jedherne.com/firesofthedead 🎮 MY VIDEO GAME: Siege of Treboulain: https://jedherne.com/siege-of-treboul... 🔨 MY FAVOURITE WRITING TOOLS: Freewrite Traveller (distraction-free writing laptop): https://getfreewrite.com/?rstr=6485 - use this affiliate link for a 5% discount. MailerLite (best email newsletter software for authors): https://www.mailerlite.com/a/awmq7yim... ProWritingAid (editing software that helped a lot with my early books): https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=4301 🧑 ABOUT ME: Hi! My name's Jed. I'm a fantasy author with three published novels and a bestselling video game. On this channel, I draw from my 10+ years of writing experience to help you become a better writer. 💬 CONNECT WITH ME: Follow me on Instagram:   / jedherne   Send me an email: jed(at)jedherne.com (Note: I don't always get a chance to reply to every email. However, I do my best to read as many of them as possible, and it's my preferred method of communication.)