by Ali Shaw | Jun 1, 2016 | Design, Fiction, Memoir, Tips
by Olivia M. Croom, Collaborative Designer You’ve finally arrived. Your manuscript is complete, and whether you’re hiring a designer or reviewing cover concepts from a publisher, your book needs a cover. This can be daunting. No one knows your story the way you...
by Ali Shaw | Mar 1, 2016 | Design, Fiction, Memoir, Tips
by Vinnie Kinsella, Collaborative Designer and Publications Consultant When you walk into a building for the first time, what do you notice? Is it the art on the walls or the fact that some walls are load bearing and others aren’t? If you’re like most people, you...
by Ali Shaw | Jan 1, 2016 | Design
by Ali McCart Shaw, Executive Editor Indigo is proud to announce that we’ve grown again, and we welcome the type-stylin’ Olivia M. Croom to the team! When asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, Olivia replied, “Bookmaker.” That journey...
by Ali Shaw | Aug 1, 2015 | Design, Publishing, Tips
by Vinnie Kinsella, book designer and publications consultant As a book designer, I love bringing a manuscript to life in book form. If you’re an author, you are probably aware that the look of the product changes a lot between the proofread Word document and the...
by Nicki Yowell | Jun 1, 2013 | Design, Editing, Tips
Dear Indigo, I get so confused about what format I’m supposed to put my manuscript in. I like to write in Calibri, single-spaced. But my friend said I shouldn’t. Why does it even matter? Signed, Too Many Rules —- As writers, we know we should consider our...
by Nicki Yowell | Aug 1, 2012 | Book Design, Design, Marketing, Publishing, Tips
by Vinnie Kinsella, Publication Consultant, Indigo Authors considering independent publishing will know what this sentence means: “I don’t want my book to look self-published.” This doesn’t have to be your book’s fate. By avoiding the two biggest reasons why a book’s...
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