Art costs money. Supplies, marketing, shipping. There are a lot of possibilities to explore in making this idea work. On-line and off, there are distinct possibilities I can use to my advantage. Publishers, many of them, large or small, need cover illustrators and/or designers. I’ve always wanted to do a graphic novel, and sent material to Heavy Metal, many years ago, without success. That was back in the day when you mailed copies of the originals to France, and waited several months for a yes or a no. The comic market is hard to get into, but there is an on-line option for anyone to produce a magazine in which subscriptions are sold, and gaining readership in my problem alone. Also, if I do art for the eBay crowd, I have to be innovative and strange enough to gather multiple bids. Should I pick one and roll with it? Or should I start with one and build up from there. Time is also an issue with me. Lest we forget, I do it all around here, or almost all. I cook, clean, do the yard work and the garden, plus write novel after novel, query after query, synopsis after synopsis, editing them all into some semblance of perfection. All of these endeavors consume time. Each blog entry may take several hours to write, which is why I only post once a week for two, and once a month for one. Still, things are starting to come together. My mind, always filled with good thoughts and clutter, is clearing, and a specific plan of attack is beginning to gel. The cover to Central Park, in the Fall, I did that, and didn’t do too bad, but I could have been better. Practice. I need practice. Stretch my skills. See you next week.