Dee asked Leslie Tall Manning:

Will you please share any information about how your book cover for Maggy's Dream was created?

Leslie Tall Manning Hi, Dee! Thanks for asking such an important question, as book covers are the first thing a reader sees when choosing a book. My husband is a commercial artist and actually did the covers for my first two books. But when it came time to prep for Maggie's Dream, he was buried with his own projects. I found a website called Pixabay that offers domain-free artwork. The one I chose is by a German artist named Johnny Linder. I double checked with him that I was able to use his work for free, and he graciously gave me the go-ahead. Of course, I acknowledge him in my novel. My husband changed some of the artwork, wrapped it, and did the typography, so the cover is now copyrighted. I really wanted a book cover that was dream-like, but also lent itself to historical fiction. I hope you like it!

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