What is book formatting? What are some tips for working with a professional book formatter? Can I do it myself? These are just a few questions that might be running the mind of an aspiring author. In this episode of the podcast, I had the chance to interview author and professional book formatter, Julia Scott.

Book formatting is all about making the inside of your book look nice. You can do a simple format or a much more comprehensive one that includes graphics. Whatever your need is, Julia shares some insightful information and helpful tips to help you on your publishing journey.

Highlights

9:03 Paperbacks have to be more exact than e-books. 13:31 Formatting is the very last thing that you should do. 20:48 Find a template for the software you are using and start from there.

"I'd always encourage authors to check out other books in their genre, to find out design elements that frequently feature in their genre."

Julia Scott, Professional Book Formatter

Book Formatting Resources Paperback:

Vellum Adobe InDesign Microsoft Word

E-book:

Kindle Create Calibre

Fonts:

Dafont.com Font Squirrel Creative Market

Graphics:

Deposit Photos Free Pik

Connect with Julia Scott Instagram: @juliascottwrites @evenstarbooks.juliascott

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