Author Archives: Daniel Harper

Okay so I’ve been using rating templates for my book reviews for like three years now and honestly it’s one of those things that seems complicated but once you set it up once you’re basically golden forever. The main thing people screw up is they try to rate everything on a 5-star scale without breaking […]

Okay so last month I was helping this author who had like three half-written manuscripts and couldn’t finish any of them, and I realized the problem wasn’t motivation or whatever… it was that she had zero structure to work from. Just writing into the void hoping something would stick. Here’s the thing about plot templates […]

okay so I just spent like three hours last night tweaking my book notes template because I was re-reading this marketing book and realized my old system was absolute garbage and here’s what actually works The Basic Structure That Actually Makes Sense Look the whole point of a book notes template is you gotta be […]

Okay so square book mockups are honestly something I slept on for like two years and that was stupid because they convert crazy well on Pinterest and Instagram. Like I was just doing the standard 3D mockups with the perspective angles and everything, but then I tested some square formats last month and… yeah, let […]

Okay so I just spent like three hours last week rebuilding my manuscript template in Word because my old one got corrupted and honestly? It’s not as complicated as people make it seem but there ARE specific things you gotta get right or Amazon’s gonna reject your file. Setting Up Your Page Size First Thing […]

Okay so you need to see what a submission-ready manuscript actually looks like, right? I just helped three clients with this last month and the biggest mistake everyone makes is thinking their Word doc with random formatting is gonna cut it. The Basic Format Nobody Tells You About First thing – publishers and agents want […]

Okay so I’ve been building book log templates for like three years now and honestly the format you choose makes or breaks whether people actually USE the thing or just download it and forget about it. The basic structure most people get wrong right from the start. They think you need all these fancy fields […]

Okay so LaTeX for academic books is honestly way less scary than people make it out to be, and I’ve been messing with this stuff for like three years now because half my KDP clients eventually want to publish “serious” academic stuff and regular Word templates just don’t cut it. First thing you gotta know […]

Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday testing different hardcover mockup tools because a client wanted premium visuals for their poetry collection and here’s what actually works… Why Hardcover Mockups Hit Different Look, paperback mockups are fine but hardcover mockups just have this weight to them, you know? They signal “this is a […]

Okay so here’s the thing about book front covers versus title pages – people get them confused ALL the time and honestly I did too when I first started. Your front cover is what people see on Amazon, the thumbnail that makes them click. The title page is literally page one inside your book. Different […]