The book cover.

Less than three days before NaNoWriMo begins!  I still have quite a bit of plot and character to work out.  And yet, yesterday I found myself creating a book cover.

My defense?  Peer pressure.  Hey, I'll take any excuse I can get to procrastinate and/or use my mad artistic skillz.  ;-)

Last year I was surprised by the number of NaNo participants that had a cover.  Peruse this forum to see what I mean. Apparently, for many, they're visual motivators.

I'm a visual person so this year I'd planned to have somebody make one for me since there are many that offer.  But then I decided that my Photoshopping prowess had improved enough to give it a shot myself.

I think it came out great!  Especially for a first try.

Stock sources here, here, and here.

A larger version of the book cover is here.  Check out the details on the lightbulb.  Old astronomy illustrations.

Now I'm even more excited for NaNo to begin! <----- Rationalizing the hours spent working on the cover in lieu of the actual book.