As an indie author, it's your prerogative to do things your way, including choosing the cover design for your self-published book. While trade-published authors often dislike the covers picked by their publishers, that doesn't mean their publishers have got it…
Sarah Juckes of ALLi partner member CompletelyNovel offers some answers for those in search of the best software to design their own print book, including CompletelyNovel's own ratings on various criteria. As well as the price (UK rate, as she's UK based),…
Book promotion expert Ben Cameron always says "writing the blurb is the hardest 100 words you'll ever write", and many authors are also stumped when it comes to writing the front and back matter - another task that usually falls…
Australian book designer Scarlett Rugers makes a compelling case for investing in more targetted book covers to boost sales of your self-published books. You’re lacking in sales, you’re not reaching new readers, and you’re running out of promotional steam. What’s…
Today American screenwriter Tom Rogers shares his experience of developing an appropriate cover for his children's novel, Eleven, which is based on the response to the 9/11 disaster of a young boy living in Manhattan, and who happens to turn eleven…
Working successfully as both a self-published author and a book designer, Jane Dixon-Smith, a member of the Triskele Books collective, brings a unique perspective to the relationship between writers and artists. She also kindly leads us through a case study…