My sister Shannon does graphic design. She charges $30.00 an hour as opposed to a flat fee. I'm not sure how that stacks up against what other graphic designers charge, but she's won awards for her newspaper and advertising layouts. And she's recently designed a couple of book covers for some people.
The reason I bring this up is that I just got off the phone with her and I'm going to give her services a whirl for Another Day, Another Labor. I like that story, a lot, and I hate that the anthology it's in has fallen off the charts (so to speak). So I'm going to self-publish it on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords to see if I can't make a go of the self-publishing thing. If I get interest in ADAL, then I'll probably start self-pubbing a few of my other shorts.
We will see how this goes. In the meantime, I've instructed her to reread my story and come back to me with her thoughts on cover design before starting work. I want to make sure she and I are on the same page before she puts any work into it. I'd hate to waste my money and her time on hours of work for something I disagree with. I have an image in my head, but I want to see if she comes up with something more interesting than me.
Anyway, I need to get back to work on The Rapture Came, But You Weren't Home. And yes, that really is the title.
Sometimes my stories scare me. In a good way, of course, but they still sometimes scare me.
