How to Format Your Book

Does your book look good on the inside and outside?

I got an email the other day from a writer who was self-publishing his book.

He asked, “I know that the cover of my book is important, but what about the inside? Can you recommend some software that will help me lay out my book and make it look professional?”

I thought about it for a while…

In the past I used to do it myself. My results were OK but far from professional.

When you looked at my printed output something was off. The font I chose didn’t look quite right, and the amount of room for the margin was too tight.

What I really needed was a simple template based in Microsoft Word that would allow me to easily create the table of contents, headings, and page numbers and would be ready to go directly to a printer or allow me to create an ebook.

http://writers-publish.com/recommends/bookdesignwizard.html

You may want to check out Book Design Wizard. It works for Fiction, Non Fiction and Poetry.

http://writers-publish.com/recommends/bookdesignwizard.html

photo credit: tavopp

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