My name is Dayna and I have been creating book covers for the better part of a decade professionally though I started initially around 2008 as young teenager during my Goodreads and Inkpop era. That’s right. I am one of you, writers! You’re looking (metaphorically) at the last Inkpopper of the week right here and also the 2013 Paranormal On the Rise Watty winner. And. . . for most of you that will mean absolutely nothing. But for a very, very small portion? Trust me. Drooling. (There is so much lore there honestly).

So yes, on top of having creating book covers for internationally best selling authors as well as local press, and having my cover rights sold to over six different countries and some of the biggest foreign trade press, I too have experienced being traditionally published. So I know what it’s like back-to-front, in and out, across almost every department of the publishing industry.

How could that be? Because while I adore art and design, it isn’t my only skillset.

In fact, I was once the Producer’s Assistant for a Raindance premiering and Netflix distributed documentary during its festival roll-out. A doco executive produced by one Sir Elton John and starred the likes of Sir Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry. Bit cool.

I have also produced multiple award-winning short films. Directed a few of my own.

Run multiple crowdfunding campaigns including the Kickstarter Loved, Her Crown of Fire, audio dramatization with SkyNation Publishing.

Plus, in another life, I even dipped my toes into sound design and composing, even investigative journalism.

(I still get paid randomly for an arrangement of Lava Chicken I did for my other day-job, piano teaching).

So, if you haven’t figured it out. Yes, I am a gifted girly polymath. Also known an an ADHD/Ando-er. (Millenial lol).

Chances you are too, fellow creative. Or not. We come in all stripes and feathers.

(And if you haven’t figured out the play-on-words that is my business name, that’s okay too!).

Find me on Instagram or Threads if you want to chat. Or fill out my book cover commission form if you want a free scribble concept.