I would say the Alliance of Independent Authors is definitely a good thing — it's a very active organisation that's involved at a high level in the world of publishing, while at the same time having a great (private) Facebook group where you can get advice on all kinds of stuff, from copyright law to
good cover designers to where the best local independent bookshop is.
I have all the assistants I need, and I have a great editor and
good cover designers.
Keith Dixon One Stop Fiction «I would say the Alliance of Independent Authors is definitely a good thing — it's a very active organisation that's involved at a high level in the world of publishing, while at the same time having a great (private) Facebook group where you can get advice on all kinds of stuff, from copyright law to
good cover designers to where the best local independent bookshop is.
They don't shy away from having to make sure they find good editors and proofreaders,
good cover designers, etc..
It's not only part of the book's production but should also be the strongest piece of marketing collateral you have, so hire
the best cover designer for your book, not your budget.
Much like
a good cover designer, hiring a qualified and experienced editor is a necessity.
In this model of assisted self - publishing, he says, «We're assisting them in finding a good copy editor, finding
a good cover designer, perhaps finding a good marketing person, things we would not be doing if they were being published» in the traditional way.
I've written six books and have dealt with four of
the best cover designers in the business.
Also, hire
a good cover designer!
If we all agree to write the best possible books we can write, and hire
the best cover designers and formatters and editors we can afford, we'll cease to give the haters any ammunition to use against us.
Throughout the book, Joel Friedlander answers the WHAT — what is an editor, for example, the HOW — how do you find
a good cover designer and how you make sure to get the result you want, the WHERE — where can you find the resources you need and the WHY — why is proofreading an essential part of the self - publishing process.
Thanks for your great feedback, too; I've been lurking on your site for several months now, and your advice helped me pick a great cover (and find
a good cover designer).
A good cover designer is usually booked up several months in advance, but once they get to your project, they can usually turn around a design in a week or two.
So I hired one of
the best cover designers in the world to design my book.
A good cover designer will already know this.
Self - publishing enables authors to create their own little publishing «empires», and online tools have become so intuitive and easy to work with that, with
a good cover designer, editor, layout person and publicity plan, you can succeed wildly.
Not exact matches
A songwriter might need accompanying musicians; an author might need a
designer to do
good work in designing a book
cover; a playwright will need actors and a theater to bring her play to life.
When it comes to my own photography, I'm my harshest critic, but I'm happy with most of the photos as
well as the fabulous job the
designer did with the layout and
cover.
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well as protective ear
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I have quickly learnt that being a
good editor involves juggling a multitude of tasks, from commissioning books to nurturing authors through the writing process, coordinating the production of the book, working with
designers to develop effective and appropriate
covers, and briefing marketing and sales teams on new titles.
Ariella Chezar is the author of Flowers for the Table and a master floral
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It's tough times for the print industry, as we all very
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covers are starting to look like advertisements for everything from
designers to cars.
We're not so surprised, because as Asos»
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Well graphic
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Composer James Horner, Music Editor Joe Rand, Re-Recording Mixer Gary Rydstrom and Sound
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Unfortunately, unless you're an experienced
cover designer, your DIY
cover isn't likely to work
well in a professional marketplace.
The
good news is, all of these things can be fixed with 5 minutes of creative thinking (except the
covers — you might need a professional
designer for that, though you could just find a very powerful photograph and add nice text with Canva or Wordswag).
Once you've done the
best you can with your novel, with the help of feedback from fellow workshop members or from beta readers, it's time to get an editor and
cover designer involved.
But, if you're in search for a
cover designer only, and you're interested in working completely online with someone, we've heard
good things about crowdsourcing.
There were other
cover designers who wanted $ 3,000 or more and would not have provided me as
good of
cover design.
I parted company with HarperCollins after my last book launch and have since taken back control of not just «brand Polly Courtney» but all the component parts of the publishing process: editing (I use a professional freelance editor as
well as crowd - sourced readers) and
cover design (I work directly with a
designer, who has also worked on the second editions for my first two novels), production and distribution (I use Troubador Publishing) as
well as promotion — which I'm finding far easier to do now that I'm proud of the product I'm promoting!
That's why it's important to hire a
designer you can trust to portray your book in the
best light, even if their ideas are different from your initial
cover idea.
If you're self - publishing, at this stage you'll probably want to work with a book
designer to create an appealing
cover design and interior page design, as
well as to determine the viability of other aesthetic elements such as a press logo and promotional materials.
Our
designers fleshed out about four
cover concepts and once I found one I liked, we tweaked to produce what I think is the
best cover this book has ever had.
The new
cover was designed in consultation with other families living with Type 1 diabetes, with medical professionals, and with professional book
cover designers, and it has been very
well received.
Get comfortable with book design terms so you can
best communicate with your
cover and interior layout
designer.
As a
designer, I'd love to see you advocate for higher standards of typesetting and
cover design along with quality writing, but anything that helps to certify «
better books» can only help.
Give it to a
good designer with a description of the book, a writing sample, and some book
covers in your genre you like and don't like.
You can hire a freelance editor online, as
well as a
cover designer, a proof - reader and any other specialists you might need if you want to self - publish.»
Chip Kidd, the Random House
designer behind bestseller Jurassic Park and many others, is one who emphasizes the value of a
good cover.
If they have 100
covers completed and they are all romance, that's great if you write romance, but if you don't,
well they probably aren't the
designer for you.
It can be scary to take over the reins and take «complete creative control,» but if you get a publishing coach to keep you in the right direction, and hire a professional editor,
cover designer, etc. you'll realize quickly that this is the
best way to go.