This may seem unrelated, but it's very important. People say not to judge a book by its cover but

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We do

So here are my tips:

- Download a good quality picture that resembles your MC off of the internet. Make sure the picture was taken . It looks stupid if the cat is lounging on the couch or floor. If it is outside, check that's in not in a backyard, on a road, or a sidewalk. Try not to show any human civilization in the picture you choose. Here are some good examples:

Here are some examples:

- Download an editing app. The app should allow you to tint the picture and type words in fonts on the picture. Keep the words or . The default font in red looks weird and unprofessional. Apps I use for cover-making are PicMonkey and Canva (no, that is not a typo). I also use Photoshop Mix and a collage app.

- Don't take a picture of a drawing that you did on paper. I saw this one and that person was, um, not very artistically inclined. In short it was barf. If you are going to use a drawing that you did, you better be a talented artist and have done the drawing .

- . That is evil. Plus, people may think you are plagiarizing the actual series and you.

Here are some bad examples:

And now some examples

Just get creative with your cover!