Hello everyone.
Exciting news today. I received my modified artwork and was not disappointed. To be able to witness my protagonist transform from a thought into an image is quite gratifying. I emailed the artist for two more minor modifications. Hopefully Agent Thunder will be ready to make her Internet debut soon!!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Adventures in Artist's Land
Manuscript written - check.
Self-edit - check.
Finding an artist for the book cover:
I didn't think finding an artist for my cover art would be my first real obstacle. It sounded simple enough and was anything but. First, I asked friends and family if they knew of any artists. My brother introduced me to three but they never got back to me after providing them with a description on what I wanted. I looked on Craig's List and found two, emailed them, but they didn't get back in contact with me either. A friend supplied me with an artist's phone number. He at least did a sketch as we spoke over the phone, even emailed me the sketch. But this artist didn't get back in contact with me after I emailed him the modifications on the mock up.
Wondering if residents in the artist's world were allergic to money, I finally remembered this company that I researched for the copy editing portion of my project. I revisited their website and found they also offered book cover service. Spoke with the company's rep, we negotiated price and project details, payment was made, and I received three sketches in one week's time. Talk about ecstatic! That was Thursday. So I sent the company rep my modifications and now I am waiting to see (hopefully) the finished product.
Self-edit - check.
Finding an artist for the book cover:
I didn't think finding an artist for my cover art would be my first real obstacle. It sounded simple enough and was anything but. First, I asked friends and family if they knew of any artists. My brother introduced me to three but they never got back to me after providing them with a description on what I wanted. I looked on Craig's List and found two, emailed them, but they didn't get back in contact with me either. A friend supplied me with an artist's phone number. He at least did a sketch as we spoke over the phone, even emailed me the sketch. But this artist didn't get back in contact with me after I emailed him the modifications on the mock up.
Wondering if residents in the artist's world were allergic to money, I finally remembered this company that I researched for the copy editing portion of my project. I revisited their website and found they also offered book cover service. Spoke with the company's rep, we negotiated price and project details, payment was made, and I received three sketches in one week's time. Talk about ecstatic! That was Thursday. So I sent the company rep my modifications and now I am waiting to see (hopefully) the finished product.
Intro
Hello,
My name is Tanjlisa Marie and I am an unpublished author. While still in the beginning phases I thought it would be nice to share my adventure to help future unpublished authors.
My young adult manuscript, Codename Fairy Godmother: Reassigned, was written in 2010. While only taking 1 month to write, the other 23 were used for editing, editing, and yes, more editing. My last editing session took the longest after deciding to change the viewpoint from first person to third.
I researched the traditional methods of publishing: entice an agent so he/she can entice a publisher in hopes that it will get published and become a best seller. But after a friend sent me an article about eBooks, I've decided to go that route instead.
This blog is sort of a public journal if you will. I know in any field, advice or step-by-step instructions are useful. Hopefully my documented journey will help future unpublished authors with their individual endeavors.
My name is Tanjlisa Marie and I am an unpublished author. While still in the beginning phases I thought it would be nice to share my adventure to help future unpublished authors.
My young adult manuscript, Codename Fairy Godmother: Reassigned, was written in 2010. While only taking 1 month to write, the other 23 were used for editing, editing, and yes, more editing. My last editing session took the longest after deciding to change the viewpoint from first person to third.
I researched the traditional methods of publishing: entice an agent so he/she can entice a publisher in hopes that it will get published and become a best seller. But after a friend sent me an article about eBooks, I've decided to go that route instead.
This blog is sort of a public journal if you will. I know in any field, advice or step-by-step instructions are useful. Hopefully my documented journey will help future unpublished authors with their individual endeavors.
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