Last year, I had the pleasure of illustrating the cover for author J.L. Ott’s first book in the Adventures of Raoul the Great series. The book was well received, and a second part quickly followed. I was also invited to create the cover for that one. This time, J.L....
“Never again!” I told a friend after publishing the book Alisa and the Secret Garden. “I’m done! What a huge amount of work.” But while I was explaining what the story was about, a new idea immediately started bubbling up. What if Alisa goes to a museum? I rolled my...
“I’m never doing this again,” I tell a friend after uploading all seven drafts of Alisa’s new book to my KDP dashboard. “Seriously, if I ever come up with a new idea for another book, stop me immediately.” He laughs and says he...
Although I’ve been hearing about the well-known “niche” for 22 years, I’ve never actually pursued it. First of all, I’m a Libra, and they can never make a decision. Secondly, I love variety. I can’t imagine having to only create new...
Kelli and I met in 2022 during an online networking event. We started following each other on social media and occasionally connected about certain projects. It usually wasn’t the quality of my work that prevented us from collaborating, but rather the difference...
Jennifer Ott from Pennsylvania had been following me on Instagram for a while before she approached me to create a cover for her children’s book. Exciting. Fun. We scheduled a Zoom meeting so she could tell me more about her book. We agreed on a fixed price, and...
