It’s been a productive week, but I have only covers for Liquid Silver Books this time, as I haven’t heard back yet on any of the first drafts I sent for at least four Loose Id covers. I love how quickly the LSB covers seem to go; I always feel I’m on a roll when I bang them out once or twice a day, which for some reason makes me work even harder and more efficiently. Of course, it helps…
I actually haven’t been working much lately, since I’ve been packing. But here’s what I’ve done since the last time I posted my work: This will probably be the last time I post from the old place, and even this post has been pre-published to show up “in the future”—as this is being read, I’m probably mostly packed up and getting ready to unplug the computers. Share this post:
I owe e-mail to people who have queried me about work. If any of them are reading this, please know that I plan to get back to you by the end of the week. I might be offline for a week or two next month due to circumstances I will discuss in a future post, so I’m trying to get ahead while I can. I’ve even given up my regular blogging schedule to allow myself a breather, which I find…
One of the things at the top of my to do list the last couple of months was an illustration project for a magazine—three illustrations for a story: one full page, one half page, one spot. Due in September, so I worked on them today. There’s no compensation for this project except a free ad, so I kept it simple and quick. No pencil sketches for rough drafts. No painstakingly hand drawn creations. No detailed renderings to exactly match the…
I live in my e-mail inbox, and I’m a slave to it. The problem is I get too much e-mail, and I constantly am having to process it. I’m organized, though. I have a workable filing system among my local folders that helps me keep track of the various cover and art projects that I either do or delegate to others. It makes a neat archive for referencing and for keeping me from getting one project confused with another, which…