Although creating the cover first is not ideal, but I wanted to explore my story in a simple form. The cover of a story can give the feel and mood of the whole story. Even though the cover is subject to change as the book becomes more complete. Creating a cover to start is a good exercise. If you can take your story and simplify it in one image, you will know that you understand the story you are trying to tell.
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