Farland's Authors Advisory Conference Calls: March 2013

Friday, March 15, 2013

31: The Finer Points of Cover Art and Artistry

Tonight for the second call of 2013, Farland's Authors Advisory was proud to welcome artists Ben McSweeney and Isaac Stewart. Ben and Isaac discussed at length how integral a well done layout and both exterior and interior artwork can be in enhancing the impact of an author's novels. They also answered questions such as:

How is an artist selected by a publisher to work with a certain author or group of authors?
What artists or comics or cartoons inspired you to become professional artists?
Are you allowed to read parts of books you're contracted to do artwork and layouts for, or just scenes from the books before you draw anything?

For an hour-long interview that answers the above questions and more, press "Play" below!

To view more of Isaac Stewart's work, visit his page here: http://www.isaacstewart.com/

To see Ben McSweeney's art and animation, visit his page here: http://inkthinker.net/

David Wolverton aka David Farland is a bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy, who served for many years as the coordinating judge for the Writer's of the Future Contest and as a creative writing instructor at Brigham Young University. As an instructor, he has trained many authors who have gone on to become NYT bestsellers themselves, including Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Mull, Eric Flint, Sean Williams, and many others.

He continues to educate young authors through regular intensive seminars and through his Daily Kick emails. In September 2010, he started David Farland's Writer's Groups, a writer's forum divided into subgroups by genre and experience.

In fourth grade, Mike's teacher caught him writing in class and forced his first public performance of an original story. The response inspired him to continue. He wrote fanfic for years, then returned to original works before taking a post-college hiatus.

In 2008, he took a detour and found himself one of two attendees at a signing by David Farland and Brandon Sanderson. He kept in touch with both, attended several of Dave's workshops, a few of Brandon's signings, and was recently tapped by Dave to help host the Authors' Advisory calls. Needless to say, he has a renewed desire to become a published author.

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Friday, March 15, 2013

31: The Finer Points of Cover Art and Artistry