book covers
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African American Images on Book Cover Premades!
If you’ve been following this blog for the past five years you know one of my biggest complaints has been the lack of African American/Black themed premade book covers. And guess what? I found a few! Beetiful Book Covers “Launched in 2013 by Stefanie Fontecha, Beetiful Book Covers offers African American premade book covers.” Cover… Continue reading
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The Evolution of a Book Cover
I have always enjoyed looking at book covers. Choosing a cover is my favorite part of the Indie Book Publishing process. In the beginning, I didn’t care too much about the cover and that was cool. But then, as I matured, I started to look at my writing differently. I stopped looking at my writing… Continue reading
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FREE ONLINE BOOK MOCKUP MAKER | Derek Murphy
I use a combination of Photoshop and covervault templates to create my book mock-ups but there’s a simpler version available for those of you without Photoshop or technical knowledge of the software. Derek Murphy just debuted his free book mock-up maker. It’s super easy to use and you don’t need Photoshop to use it. Simply… Continue reading
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Premade Book Covers: 2 Things to Keep in Mind
There’s a quote floating around somewhere that says: “Don’t go broke trying to prove to other broke people that you ain’t broke.” Many authors are on budgets now more than ever and this has created an entirely new source of income for graphic designers, many of whom offer premade book covers as well as custom… Continue reading
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Renaissance: The Nora White Story (Book One)
The Nora White Story – Coming 2017 Title: The Nora White Story (Book One) Author: Yecheilyah Ysrayl Publisher: Literary Korner Publishing Photo by: Brick-a-Brack Photography, Cover by Najla Qamber Edited by: Cynthia Brooks Release: Saturday, July 15, 2017 (Online), Sunday, July 16, 2017 (Live) Venue: The 2017 Tampa Indie Author Book Convention, Chic Venue I’ve… Continue reading
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Self-Publishing – Laying Bricks Ep 5: Decorating
I want to be clear that this series does not intend to explain how to become a best seller, how to market and promote like a pro and all of that. I named this series Laying Bricks to demonstrate the importance of laying a proper foundation for producing a book. However, we are officially passed… Continue reading
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How Your Books Are Presented Matters Too – Tools You Can Use
After posting my EC Quote Friday a thought struck me: “It’s not just book cover design, but even how your books are presented makes a big difference.” Here’s what I mean: You’ve poured everything but the breath of life into your work. You’ve gotten it edited, formatted, converted, typesetting is tight, book cover is banging,… Continue reading
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