When the book bug bites, it bites hard! Funnily enough, I was also working at a library in Michigan when the bug bit. I have an art degree, had recently written my first book, and decided to redo its cover (the first was, admittedly, not the best, but it was made under a ton of emotional pressure and stress). So, I taught myself digital painting and made a new one. Fell in love both with digital painting and cover design and have since had a couple freelance jobs for both. And now, after my last book, I'm finding myself falling in love with designing the interior layout for books too.
Nathanial! We very briefly overlapped at Notch. I think we sent each other a slack message or two. It's so fun to read your story and see your work. You're very talented and I'm excited to get more dispatches from you in the future!
When the book bug bites, it bites hard! Funnily enough, I was also working at a library in Michigan when the bug bit. I have an art degree, had recently written my first book, and decided to redo its cover (the first was, admittedly, not the best, but it was made under a ton of emotional pressure and stress). So, I taught myself digital painting and made a new one. Fell in love both with digital painting and cover design and have since had a couple freelance jobs for both. And now, after my last book, I'm finding myself falling in love with designing the interior layout for books too.
It’ll get ya! 🕷️
I love that, thank you for sharing 🙂
Nathanial! We very briefly overlapped at Notch. I think we sent each other a slack message or two. It's so fun to read your story and see your work. You're very talented and I'm excited to get more dispatches from you in the future!
We sure did! I wasn’t sure you’d remember— I did a double take when I saw your name pop up in my feed, haha. I appreciate the kind words.
I’m so glad the algorithm served yours up. I love your approach to your work and newsletter!
Oh yeah! I'm happy we got connected again. It's a small world but it's also huge.