The Cover:

The cover often has to come before the rest of the book is illustrated, because the publisher needs to prepare to sell the book to stores, before the book has even gone to the printer.

The End:

“It’s a crazy, stressful, beautiful process.”– Michaela Goade

Now that you know the process, does it seem like a lot of work? Does it seem messy and sometimes confusing? Does it seem like something you might want to do?