Up Close & Personal

Short Story

I am
German, green-eyed, patient, quiet, a veterinarian (once upon a time), a daughter, optimistic, ambitious, nice, loyal, devoted, brunette, creative, animal-loving, quirky, a right-hander, a night-owl, a late riser, a tea drinker, chocoholic, anglophil, a Mac user, a Romance lover and Kindle reader, young at heart; a fangirl of vamps, shifters, and zombies; a proud owner of dragons and unicorns, a computer geek, a bookworm, workaholic, and
…hopefully one day your designer.

Long Story

Frauke

That’s me in February 2014. I’ve got longer hair now.

Hi! My name is Frauke Spanuth. (Because so many people always ask: you can listen to how my first name is pronounced here: http://de.forvo.com/word/frauke/.) I’ve designed websites and promotional items for authors since 2005. But even before I designed my first website, I was already working as a cover artist for a small e-publisher. Design was a hobby that became a full-time job in April 2007.

While I don’t have a background in art (I have a degree in Veterinary Medicine), I’ve worked for publishers since 2003. When someone asks me, I tell them that my addiction to books drew me away from animals and medicine.

In the past I’ve worked as freelance artist for a variety of publishers (Entangled Publishing, Carina Press, Harlequin Nocturne Bites, Harlequin Nocturne Cravings, Mills & Boon, Cora Verlag (Harlequin Germany), Cerridwen Press, Ellora’s Cave, Loose Id and Cobblestone Press). These days, though, I work mostly with self-publishing authors on covers for Romance (all subgenres) and (Urban) Fantasy novels as well as mysteries, thrillers, and New Adult/Young Adult books. My covers are clean, eye-catching and communicate to the reader the great stories which lie beneath them.

Where I Live

Eckernförde (Beach), Germany

I live in the north of Germany, close to the Baltic Sea (just a five minute walk to the beach), in Eckernförde (GMT+1).

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