Design book cover for Fatherhood in 40-Minute Snapshots

Fatherhood In 40-Minute Snapshots

Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT

Jeremy G. Schneider, MFT is a parenting expert, syndicated columnist, and therapist specializing in parenting, relationships and helping people overcome trauma. He has been interviewed, published and quoted in media throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. He has been with his wife for more than 25 years and they have twin teenagers.

Fatherhood in 40-Minute Snapshots is a collection of parenting articles written by Jeremy exploring the challenges and joys of being a father to his twins. He writes about what was involved in getting ready for his kids to be born (and what he wished he knew then), the struggles in getting his kids to sleep through the night, the strange bonding of helping his kids use the toilet, the anxiety of school, what it took to keep his marriage together, and trying to determine whether he is being a good father or not. Every article was written on his 40-minute commuter train ride to work after he had left his family. They are snapshots in time, moments of reflection and, as is Jeremy’s style, honest and revealing not only about his life but how it is affecting him. The articles are organized into several categories so that you may read it all the way through or focus on the topics of most importance to you in that moment. Each article is about 1-2 pages, easy-to-read bite-sized chunks, of parenting life with morsels of humor, insight and the reality of being a parent today.

20-30 something mothers and fathers and those about to become parents.

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I write in first person and work hard to build a relationship with the reader. I want the cover to begin that relationship. I want the reader to be intrigued by the title and begin to feel a connection by getting a sense of family and parenting through the photos or images on the cover. I'd like to hint (maybe in the background) that all of the articles were written on my train ride, but if that is too much I can understand that. Most important is to have imagery that begins the connection with the reader.

If the designer really thinks stock imagery will make a powerful statement and build that feeling I want, I am certainly open to it.