It was about a year ago that Jen and I were getting ready to sit down for dinner at our good friends' Todd & Emily's home in North Carolina when I saw the first artwork for my book cover. It was a surreal moment.

I'll be honest, before seeing the first cover designs, I was afraid of how it might turn out. 

What if I don't like it? I remember thinking. What if it looks nothing like what my book is actually about and I have to go back and ask them to change it? I don't want to be that guy.

Fortunately, I was thrilled with how the artwork turned out.