Cover & Interior Design
What a good cover actually costs, how to brief it so you get what you asked for, and why typesetting is not a DIY job.
How to Source and Vet Cover Designers for Your Novel
The talent exists. Cover designers are not hard to find. What’s harder to locate is a designer who understands what a serious book actually needs from its cover — and whose process produces…
The Real Cost of a Book Cover (And Why the Cheap Ones Are Expensive)
Cover design for literary fiction spans seven distinct vendor categories whose pricing overlaps unhelpfully — not the three or four neat tiers most guides imply.
The Cover Design Brief: A Playbook for Working with Designers
A bad cover brief is why most cover projects stall. A good one isn't about your taste — it's about what your book needs to do at thumbnail size.
Why Typesetting Is Not DIY
When the manuscript is finally done — revisions complete, line edit incorporated, copyediting reviewed — there’s a reasonable temptation to believe the heavy work is behind you.
