Last November I spoke on panels at the Digital Author Indie/Self-Publishing Writers Conference on the topics of "How to Design a Self-Published Book to Look Professional" and "Techniques for Editing Your Work."
I am an experienced, detail-oriented book editor, as well as publicist and website designer.
I provide editing services at all levels of pre-publication.
- Manuscripts in early to final drafts
- Book Covers (Design and Text)
- Amazon Pages (Book Description, Etc.)
- One Sheets
- Book Summaries
- Author Bios
- Book Club Discussion Guides
- Query E-Mails
BOOK COVER TIPS
YOUR BOOK WILL BE JUDGED BY ITS COVER!
BEFORE
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In color, the "Before" image looked like a big brown toe. In fact, it was a picture of a rock in the New Mexico area where she lives and writes and rock climbs. I asked the author to show me some more colorful shots from her photo archive, and after we agreed on another image, she came up with a more fitting image that reflects the environment that she was depicting in her story. She decided to make it more visually abstract, evoking the beautiful mystery inherent in this imagery.
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