okay so here’s what you actually need to know about free book templates Right so I was literally just helping someone with this yesterday while my cat was knocking over my coffee and honestly the whole “free printable book template” thing is kinda messy but also super doable if you know where to look. Most […]
Okay so book dedications are one of those things people overthink way too much but also… they kinda matter? Like I spent my first year publishing on KDP just skipping them entirely because I thought low-content books didn’t need them, and honestly for journals and planners you can totally get away with that. But once […]
Okay so blank book cover templates are honestly one of those things I wish someone had explained to me better when I started because I wasted like three months designing covers from scratch when I could’ve been using templates and cranking out way more books. The deal with blank templates is they’re basically your starting […]
Okay so I literally just spent three hours last week setting up author bio templates for a client and honestly the free ones are scattered all over the place but I found some that actually work. Where to Actually Find Decent Free Templates Right so the first place everyone goes is Canva because obviously, but […]
Okay so last month I was putting together a reference folder for cover designs and realized I’ve been hoarding like 600+ sample covers over the years, so lemme break down what actually works when you’re looking for design inspiration and how to build your own gallery without losing your mind. Where I Actually Pull Sample […]
Okay so the 6×9 size is basically the workhorse of self-publishing and I’m gonna walk you through why everyone uses it and how to actually make covers that don’t look like garbage. First thing – 6×9 inches is popular because it’s that sweet spot between too small to read comfortably and too big to feel […]
Okay so I just tested like five different e-booklet templates last week and here’s what actually works if you’re trying to create these digital mini books that people will actually open and use. The Size Thing Nobody Talks About First off, forget what you think you know about page counts. Real talk – the sweet […]
Okay so here’s the thing about book interior templates that nobody really explains properly – you need to figure out your trim size FIRST before you even think about margins or headers or any of that stuff. I wasted like three weeks last year designing templates in 6×9 when half my niches perform better in […]
Okay so here’s the deal with KDP templates – I literally just uploaded three books last week and had to redo one because the margins were completely off, so this is super fresh in my mind. The Actual Sizes You Need to Know Most people overthink this part but there’s really only like 5-6 trim […]
Okay so here’s the deal with book proposals – they’re basically your audition tape for traditional publishers, and I’ve seen way too many people mess these up because they think it’s just like uploading to KDP. It’s absolutely not. What Actually Goes Into a Traditional Book Proposal First thing you gotta understand is that traditional […]