How to Create a Children’s Book Storyboard in Canva (FREE!)
Tips for working with an Illustrator You’ve written a children’s book—now it’s time to create illustrations to bring the story to life! If you’re not an illustrator yourself, you’ll need to find...
View ArticleAn Illustrator’s Guide | Set up Files for Printed Artwork
Dear Illustrator: You’ve been hired to create illustrations for a book! Awesome! Maybe it’s a children’s book, charts and graphs, accent illustrations, or epic cover artwork—whatever you’re drawing,...
View ArticleSelling eBooks: Best Practices for the Self-Published Author
Preparing an eBook for distribution Congratulations on writing a book! There are many platforms available today for selling and distributing your eBook. Once you have the book written you’ll need to...
View ArticleProfessional Typography Tips to Step Up Your Game!
Bad Formatting Gives Self-Publishing a Bad Reputation We’ve all seen Word documents with such horrible, inconsistent formatting that it makes reading the document difficult. Transferring that bad...
View ArticleWhat Tools did Graphic Designers use before Computers?
HOW TO BUILD A BUSINESS | LESSONS FROM 30 YEARS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Have you ever wondered what tools graphic designers used before they had computers? This month I’m celebrating 30 years of business...
View ArticleHow do I Make Money as a Self-Published Author?
The opportunities for self-published authors to make money with their books continue to expand Most first-time authors dream of making money by having their book on Amazon, it’s their ultimate goal....
View ArticleWhat to Expect When Working with a Book Editor
A guest post with Melissa Stevens, Purple Ninja Editorial EDIT OR REGRET IT. FROM BECKY: We’ve been working with authors to design their books for many years, but it wasn’t until the past couple of...
View ArticleTop 10 Books on How-to Design, Self-Publish, and Market Your Book
Self-Publish with these How-to-Books Even if you’re an experienced graphic designer, understanding the specific details necessary to self-publish a book can be challenging. The following books are...
View ArticleBook Marketing for the New Author
How to Market Your Book Congratulations on writing your book! You’re about to be a new author! Whether you’ve chosen a traditional publishing path or decided to self-publish, you will do most of the...
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