R: I completely understand, but doesn’t mean I’m gonna give up trying, so. G : We don’t like talking to people, we just like sitting at our computers. So Grace, you live up to your name in showing up. R: - for this podcast and the previous one and it is a tricky business. R: It is difficult to get an artist on a podcast. K: Rekka this is our first like, real artist. I am also a sometimes-writer, and for the past five years I’ve been doing illustration work for various speculative fiction magazines, such as Strange Horizons, and some anthologies like Silk & Steel and Glitter + Ashes. Grace: Hi, I’m Grace! My pronouns are she/her, I work on the narrative design team over at Wizards of the Coast for Magic: The Gathering. However, I think Colin would forgive me for saying that you do not want Colin to do the artwork. Now we’ve had someone on in the past to talk about cover art and art-directing a commissioned cover. R: Today we are talking to Grace Fong about book art. Together, they'll tackle the things you never knew you never knew about getting a book from concept to finished product, with explanations, examples, and a lot of laughter. Rekka is a published Science Fiction and Fantasy author, and Kaelyn is a professional genre fiction editor. Rekka: This is We Make Books, a podcast about writing publishing and everything in between. SouthardĮpisode Transcript (by TK Ukulele Intro Music] Twitter : WMBCast | KindofKaelyn | BittyBittyZap We Make Books is a podcast for writers and publishers, by writers and publishers and we want to hear from our listeners! Hit us up on our social media, linked below, and send us your questions, comments, and concerns for us to address in future episodes.

Girl Oil by Grace P. Fong