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Posted in Writing 23 February 2011 14:02
You never know where a connection may be lurking.
I have Moo cards of all my books, with the front cover on one side, in full color and almost exactly the same aspect ratio as the finished book, and my website and email address on the back. I’m far too willing to ask people, after only
Continue reading An Interview With Ryan Lybeck, Graphic Designer
Posted in Writing 23 January 2010 10:17
Back in the olden dayes…
(…when I was but a wee lad…)
It was fairly common to see a note in the back of the book that read something like this:
A Dark and Stormy Night at the Morgue was set in 12-point Baskerville Old Face and printed on 80-pound 100% linen rag stock.
So my questions are:
Whatever happened
Continue reading Typographical Data in Books (or: A Tale of Long, Long Ago)
Posted in Writing 15 October 2009 10:00
Make your self-published book the absolute best it can be.
I firmly believe it is incumbent upon every self-publishing author to make his or her book perfect in every way. It really isn’t enough to tell a great story, to craft each chapter, each paragraph, each sentence and phrase to say exactly what you want to
Continue reading Elements of Book Design – Widows and Orphans
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All she wants is to hide her scarred face. All he wants is to take the perfect portrait.
Who are you, that you should forget the Lord your maker, who has stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the Earth?
Doesn't the sun always come up again?
You cannot be yourself until you know who you are.

Fear is a powerful enemy. But it’s a powerful ally, too.

Sometimes, life just isn’t like a storybook.
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