Guidelines That apply to amazon kdp book , including title, cover, description, size … including some free KDP interior templates and cover ready to upload
Okay so I just spent like three hours yesterday setting up a novel template in Word and honestly it’s way easier than people make it out to be but there are some tricks you gotta know. Why Word for Fiction Anyway Look, I know everyone’s gonna tell you to use Scrivener or Atticus or whatever, […]
Okay so I just spent like three hours last Tuesday messing around with printable book covers because one of my clients wanted to do a super limited run for a local book fair and didn’t want to deal with KDP’s whole process for like 50 copies. Here’s what actually works. The Basic Setup Most People […]
Okay so I just spent like three hours last week rebuilding my chapter summary template because my old one was garbage and honestly, you need this thing to be tight if you’re creating study guides or book analysis products on KDP. The whole point of a chapter summary template is to make your analysis consistent […]
Okay so here’s the thing about yearbook page templates – most people overthink this completely and I spent like three years doing the same thing before I figured out what actually sells on KDP. The basic structure you need is way simpler than those fancy school yearbooks you remember. You’re not designing for a professional […]
Okay so I just finished redesigning like 15 cookbook covers last month and here’s what actually works – forget all that Pinterest-perfect advice because half of it doesn’t translate to Amazon thumbnails. The Thumbnail Problem Nobody Talks About Your cover needs to work at like 160 pixels wide. That’s it. I see people obsessing over […]
Okay so I just tested like 15 different blank recipe page templates last month and here’s what actually works if you’re thinking about making these for KDP. First thing – people are searching for these like crazy. “Blank recipe pages” gets decent volume, but also “recipe cards to fill in” and “cookbook templates blank” and […]
Okay so the whole grid thing for book page layouts isn’t as complicated as people make it sound but you gotta understand the basics first otherwise you’re just throwing margins around hoping something looks professional. The standard setup I use for most low-content books is a 12-column grid. Sounds excessive but hear me out – […]
Okay so I just reworked like three of my plotting templates last month and here’s what actually works when you’re trying to structure a novel arc without losing your mind. The thing nobody tells you about plotting templates is they’re not supposed to be these rigid paint-by-numbers things. I spent probably two years making templates […]
Okay so I was literally just working on this for a client last night while my dog kept barking at absolutely nothing, and biography examples are way more useful than people think when you’re trying to figure out your own book structure. Short Bio Examples That Actually Work The thing is, most people overthink biographies. […]
Okay so chapbook templates are one of those things that seem super simple until you’re actually sitting there trying to format one at 11pm and realize nobody agrees on what size these things should even be. Here’s what I’ve learned after doing like maybe 30 of these for various poetry clients and a few of […]