By Tracy R. Atkins In a recent three part post I discussed how to prepare your manuscript for publication when using a Book Design Template. Part 1 covered how to: transfer your content insert more chapters chapter headings Part 2 instructed how to format: drop caps...
By Tracy Atkins You may recognize the name of our guest post author today. Tracy Atkins of Book Design Templates, explains how to create custom trim-sized PDFs for POD publications. If this is something that has perplexed you, you’re not alone. I think...
We recently hosted a webinar about book cover design, and had nearly 1,000 authors register for the event. That’s not surprising, because one of the first things authors learn is that you need an effective cover on your book to put yourself in the best position...
Do you write genre fiction? Here’s a quick definition to help: Genre fiction, also known as popular fiction, is plot-driven fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre, in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar...
I told you about the time my laptop spontaneously rebooted while I was co-hosting a product launch webinar? Of about the time we registered hundreds of people for the wrong start time for a webinar? Or when we realized at 2 minutes to start time that our slide deck...
