for independently published illustrators and authors/illustrators:

please send a short message about what you are looking for: a one time consultation about your portfolio or your dummy, a long term picture book development, a book design or jacket design, etc. I am happy to have a preliminary 10-15 minutes conversation (no fee) to answer any questions you might have about the process and to discuss the kind of help that would suit you best. If your project doesn’t fall into any of the following categories don’t hesitate to inquire further:

• A book dummy consultation or portfolio critique via Zoom starts at $95 per half hour and $180 per hour. A dummy development could be done on an hourly basis and adjusted for a long term work, based on your revisions or further work upon prior agreement.

• A fully finished print-ready picture book, including art directing the illustrations from rough sketches through final art, and full interior plus jacket design, is $4500 to $6500, depending on the work required to bring the book to completion.

• Middle-grade and YA interior chapter book design rate is $750-$900, depending on the length and complexity of the text, and includes three sample pages for interior and title page, and full first pass with the chosen style. Non fiction design fee is by agreement, depending on the project.

  • for publishers:

    • picture book interior and jacket design and/or art direction

    • middle-grade and YA interior book design, providing three sample pages for interior and title page and full first pass with the chosen style.