The writer doesn’t have as much of a say in the design of their book as you’d think. At least at the university presses that put out my books. I delivered the cow, but they’re gonna cook the steak the way they want to. It’s a frustrating process for someone who’s put everything they had into a project, but at this point, a year after turning in the manuscript, I’m just ready to start looking at proofs. Trust the designers. The mantra that keeps me from going crazy.
If you have a preference of covers, please let me know. I have the weekend.
Thanks for all the comments! This is my fourth book, not counting the two gospel book/CDs that got Grammy nominations, and I haven't really been happy with any of the covers. But I'm not a visual person. That's the beauty of this Substack project: the information has already been put out there, available at the touch of a search engine. That's my world. So now I just have to turn "Austin Music Is a Scene" over to the book people and hope for the best. I'm too busy on the next one, "Overserved," with its April 1 deadline, to fret too much anyway.
Casey Monahan for the reason you stated. Austin Music is a pretty wide all encompassing net. The CM cover caputures that better than the "punk" cover