In my work with writers, I come across many common technical problems with manuscripts. These usually spring from the best…
As a graphic designer, I see numerous parallels between the values that create engaging imagery and the values that create…
Part 1 of Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by its Cover critiqued "professional" covers taken from Amazon's Editor's choice…
I recently responded to a question in a writers’ forum from an author who was in the process of designing…
Few subjects arouse more passion among writers and designers than the debate over how many spaces should follow a period.…
The word processor has placed new burdens on writers to understand how to use italics, big and small capitals, dashes,…
The very idea of "book marketing" is vague. It's like subsuming advertising and fine art sales into a single realm…
Part 3 of Book Design Basics explores better ways to present numbers on your pages. Numbers (called figures) look simple…
Part 2 of Fundamentals of Book Design explores optical margins, paragraph formatting and spaces. Read about margins, layout and leading…
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