Obsession with Book Covers

Okay so this may seem like a bit of an obsession, but whenever I write a book, I make a cover for it, even if I don't print it. Seriously, in my picture folder on my computer, I have a folder all to itself on "book covers." Why? I guess I just like to make it look like a real book, whether I can afford to have it printed or not. I have even made book covers for my short stories that I only post on www.fanfiction.net. It's just something I've always done. Now, here's my predicament. I am beginning to complete what will probably be the most important piece of work I ever do. It is a biography on the three years I spent as a cutter. It will be called "The Cutter Diaries" with an unknown release date. Writing it is very emotional and also difficult at this time, but it is gradually nearing completion. I want the cover to be really good, so I have made five different cover pages, and am trying to decide which will be the most effective and the most interesting. These are the choices:






1. This one was the first one I made. This is significant because this is the first drawing I ever did symbolizing what was going on.








2. This is the same idea as the above, except this one actually has a picture of me on it, and a different title pattern, as well as a torn border.

3. This is a picture I drew probably halfway through the three years of cutting. Along with the picture, I had written about how I feel separated from myself, as if looking into a mirror at a complete stranger.

4. If I use this one, I'll have to change it to portrait size. This is my least favourite, because I look like a doof.





You can see from the above that I do have a bit of a book cover obsession. I've done this with almost every one of my books or stories I've written. I just want your opinions on it, since this will be the most important book I ever write. I'm actually planning to try to get it published, even if I have to do it all myself.
That's my blog for today.
CHRISSY