Joel Friedlander on Cover Design and Book Templates

Joel Friedlander, blogger and book designer. We talked about the
importance of good book cover design as well as his well-designed
Microsoft Word templates. Joel Friedlander started self-publishing
before self-publishing was a thing. Joel has two websites that are
a resource for writers: http://www.bookdesigntemplates.com/ and
www.thebookdesigner.com. Joel offers a book cover design
competition on his website every month and every submission gets
feedback. Joel addresses what to do for a good book cover: Make
sure the style matches the genre so make sure you follow the
genres, bring on someone to design it (unless they are a designer),
making sure the book communicates what the book is about, and of
course hiring a good designer. He also mentioned his free Book
Construction Blueprint which is a great guide for putting a book
together. If you want more information on Laura Powers, you can go
to her website www.laurapowers.net. You can also find updates on
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