Book Design Tips & Tricks for Indie Authors
Benita ThompsonGatekeeping, who? Book cover design & formatting tips and tricks for indie authors doing it themselves.
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Welcome to Book Design Tips & Tricks - an introduction
Hello! And welcome to Book Design Tips & Tricks for Indie Authors. Whether you’re an author who for whatever reason has to make your book cover yourself, or you’re an aspiring book cover designer looking for some guidance to level up your s...
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- CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE - I'm a freelance book designer since 2016 and former book design instructor for Fiat Self-Publishing Academy.
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