The font combinations we use for books are a real contradiction. They can be so quiet you just don’t notice them. But if you enlarge the letters, you can see right away that they are full of idiosyncrasies and flourishes. Display fonts, on the other hand, announce...
If you are looking to write a book, you know how important it is to have a good writing and formatting tool. Atticus is a writing tool that lets you create print and digital books all within one writing software. The Atticus templates are great for authors to simply...
A lot of authors are likely entirely unaware of common book design mistakes. People often ask me, “How can you tell if a book has been designed by an amateur? I mean, it’s just a book, right?” This reminds me of the author whose book I was designing...
It’s rare these days to talk to an author who isn’t planning to publish both print and ebook versions of their book. There are still a lot of books that suit one format better than the other, and which can safely be published as only print—or...
In the fast-moving world of indie publishing, we all have an opportunity to learn from each other. Once in a while I like to dip into the mailbag and share some of the questions that have come in recently, along with the responses. Here’s another installment. Q:...
