Category: Book Creation

  • How to Work with Us

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    If you want us to design your book’s interior, convert your ebook, and/or design the book cover, we will need: We do payment in full up front or half now, with the remaining after the project is complete and typically do not require a contract. Copyright Registration Copyright registration is online via https://www.copyright.gov/. I am no…

  • Glossary of Common Publishing Terms

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    This website has a huge list of publishing terms. You’re not likely to see all of them on your book project, but just in case a new term comes up, here’s your cheat sheet: http://www.bookjobs.com/commonly-used-terms Book order is also important. There are some hard & fast rules that an interior book designer will follow: the…

  • 5 Things You Need to Know About ebooks

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    This is a bit out of date, but for the most part, all the info is still good. Know Your Long-Term Potential for Growth Once a niche market, ebooks are now essentially required for every book that is published. In order of sales volume, Amazon is first, the iTunes, then Barnes & Noble and everyone…

  • First Steps when Working with a New InDesign File

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    Placing Your Text in InDesign: Handling Dashes: Setting Up Your Main Text Style: First Paragraph and First Section Styles: Chapter Number and Name Styles: Master Pages: Setting Up a New Paragraph Style for Quotes: Creating Section Headers: Table of Contents: Footnotes to Endnotes Conversion in Word: Ellipses:

  • InDesign Book Setup Checklist & Typical Workflow

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    Book Setup Checklist: Typical Workflow

  • Book Order: What Part Goes Where?

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    There are 3 main parts in a book: Here’s what goes where: Front matter: Main body: Back matter (all optional, with the exception of the author bio, which is almost always included):

  • Valerie Gangas

    Valerie Gangas

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    Valerie Gangas is the author of the critically acclaimed Enlightenment Is Sexy: Every Woman’s Guide to a Magical Life. A passionate and authentic speaker, she is always encouraging people to embrace their silence and to develop the inner tools for them to live life on their terms. Valerie’s message is direct, potent and to the point: “This…

  • Tenita Johnson

    Tenita Johnson

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    Tenita C. Johnson Authors worldwide write better thanks to editorial guru and author, Tenita C. Johnson. Perfecting manuscripts for hundreds of best-selling authors, she’s on a mission to end the prominent everyday abuse of the English language and rectify punctuation pet peeves. As the founder and CEO of So It Is Written, LLC, Tenita collaborates with…

  • Tamara Monosoff

    Tamara Monosoff

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    DR. TAMARA MONOSOFF Social Entrepreneur ~ Business Author ~ Educator ~ Media Spokesperson ~ Inspirational Speaker ~ CEO of TamaraMonosoff.com ~ Creator of The Author-to-Income Formula™ The Author-to-Income Formula training shows authors, experts, and entrepreneurs how to build a high-profit business as an author. It includes proven step-by-step strategies on how to stand out from…

  • Tamara Dever

    Tamara Dever

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    Tamara’s freebie is a free report “Questioning the Experts: How to Find the Right Designer” on her website main page, near the bottom: TLCGraphics.com Tamara Dever is the founder of TLC Graphics, an award-winning book design and production firm providing customized support to authors and small publishers with big dreams. For 25 years, they’ve been dedicated to…