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Derek Murphy

Derek Murphy

I'm a location independent book designer (and book marketing genius) working on my PhD in Literature and shopping for a castle to use as a writer's paradise. I write non-fiction and YA.

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How to write (and format) your Nanowrimo book

Nanowrimo (national novel writing month) is a great challenge that helps you focus on getting the words down... but where do you put them? I've played with a bunch of
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how to become a book cover designer
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How to become a book designer

A lot of eager design students email me, thinking about starting a book design business. I tell them it's a great idea. There's a ton of demand. The pay is
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How to add dropcaps to your Kindle ebook

If you've added dropcaps to your Word document and converted to ebook files, the dropcaps probably won't display in the right places, because Word adds a special text box that
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ebook page embed fonts
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How to embed fonts into your ebook with Sigil

I made a video about some higher level issues, including what to do with DropCaps, pictures and embedded fonts after you've converted from Word (or other software) to ebook. Most mainstream
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Should you pay for Book Formatting (and how much it costs)

UPDATE! This post is old; Amazon's Createspace used to offer formatting services but they don't anymore. If you're thinking of hiring a book formatter, check out this post of red
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how to format a book tutorial with free templates
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How to format a book (with FREE templates and videos)

After being a book designer for several years, and having hundreds of clients ask me if I could do their formatting, I decided to learn how to do print layout
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How to format a book for KDP in MS Word (detailed publishing guide)

Microsoft Word isn't ideally suited for print formatting or book design; however if you do it well, your book will be of high enough quality that readers won't notice. Unfortunately,
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Should you format your own book for print and ebook?

The eternal question! Should you format your own books for print and ebook? That depends on a few things, including: Your budget How many books you're publishing How much time you
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