Covers
Covers

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We built Written Well to give self-published authors all the tools they need to make a living writing and publishing their own books. But many authors don’t want to be their own publisher, cover designer, blurb writer, formatter, and marketing expert. It can be a lot. Having so many authors asking us to help them publish their books was one of the reasons we started the site, and because we know many authors don’t want to do everything, we continue to offer those services. There is no guarantee of success with these services, and anyone who offers you a guarantee...

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Formatting Your Book

Before you sell your book, you have to get it into a format that people can buy and read. This will be one of the few times I recommend you spend some money. Yes, there are free tools you can use. If you want to go the free route, I’d go to Kindlepreneur and get the free Word templates for the setup. Then, I’d go to Calibre and get their free software to convert those into eBooks. But this takes a lot of time and effort, and the results may still not be what you’re looking for. You could also...

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Cover Design Basics

Everyone knows that people judge a book by its cover. Why wouldn’t they? It’s the very first thing they see of your book. And it may be the last if you don’t understand these basic cover concepts and draw the potential buyer in. In the video below, Chris covers the basics of cover design. Combining these general skills with good knowledge of the covers in your genre (covered in the genre guides) along with a good blurb, should net you high conversion rates on your titles. Chris Wallace on Cover Design...

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