Covers, trailers, and campaigns for independent authors who need their book to compete on a crowded shelf, not just exist on one.
Front, spine, and back print-ready wraparounds that hold up on a shelf and a thumbnail.
Short cinematic trailers built to stop the scroll on social and Amazon author pages.
Launch sequences and newsletter drops that turn a mailing list into opening week sales.
The full plan, timeline, channels, and budget, from pre order to post launch reviews.
Covers, campaigns, and trailers that shipped.
by Stephen L. Miller
Full front, spine, and back cover design for a coming of age memoir novel about a cross country motorcycle journey. Built to work as a KDP print wraparound and hold its own as a standalone front cover thumbnail.
by John Murray
Cover design paired with a promotional ad unit built for social and email. QR code to the retailer page, star rating, and a clear call to action. Designed to carry a true story of love, caregiving, and grief with the warmth the subject deserves.
for John Murray Books
Wrote and scheduled the launch week email for A Kaleidoscope of Life, paired with an SMS follow up to extend reach beyond the inbox.
Short form promo video
Short form trailers built to introduce a book's world in under a minute, for use on social, Amazon author pages, and pre order campaigns. Two formats: a mood driven cinematic teaser built around a single line of copy, and a location led promo using on screen text to set tone fast.
“I had a story I needed to tell and no idea how to get it in front of readers. The cover and the launch email did more in one week than a year of me posting on my own.”
“The cover finally looked like the book I'd actually written. That's harder to get right than people think.”
Open to cover design, trailer production, email campaigns, and full launch strategy for independent and small press authors.
