Here's a look at the cover concept for my novel. There will be blurbs and other text added (including the words "A Novel"), but this gives you an idea of what the final book will look like. The photograph is of a statue of Venus on the grounds of the Louvre. The actual Venus de Milo didn't quite work. I love the sky over Paris and the androgyny of the silhouetted statue. Many thanks to my friend Elizabeth and Kimberlee at
Vanilla Heart for their help and guidance on the cover. I think it's gorgeous.
Here's a look at the cover concept for my novel. There will be blurbs and other text added (including the words "A Novel"), but this gives you an idea of what the final book will look like. The photograph is of a statue of Venus on the grounds of the Louvre. The actual Venus de Milo didn't quite work. I love the sky over Paris and the androgyny of the silhouetted statue. Many thanks to my friend Elizabeth and Kimberlee at Vanilla Heart for their help and guidance on the cover. I think it's gorgeous. 
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And yesterday, finally, my copy of After the Poison arrived! Looking forward to diving into your beautiful collection.
GAV
Envy...
w/v gables
I used to ____ a guy named Dusty Gables. I dunno. I think it's a very good sign.
Think of a cover like the Harper & Row edition of Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita" - the cat with the gun, its shadow projected on an unseen wall, it evokes the novel so well and makes you want to open it, to see why the cat is holding a gun.
There are so many ways to make a cover "move": look at the cover design for Orbach's "Bodies" ( http://henryseneyee.blogspot.com/2009/01/bodies.html ) which is just a crude drawing of a man being erased and replaced by the rubbings - it's dynamic and violent, in a way.
I kind of hesitate to criticize after all the "wow it's great" replies, but I'm speaking from prior experience as a book retailer; you don't want to economize on the cover design - more books are bought by sight than is even reasonable!
GAV
But hey, that's just me.