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.
