Book design – Ali Bacon, Author

February 7, 2018

Cover Story: not the usual way to design a book cover but it worked

What author doesn’t long to see the book they have laboured over out in the world between shiny covers? And how many authors get the cover they want? One of the biggest gambles in the writer’s mind when he/she gives a book over to the publisher is how the cover design will turn out and … Continue reading Cover Story: not the usual way to design a book cover but it worked

February 26, 2013

Design Matters

Today I’m over at Nik Perring’s blog talking about designing a paperback – inside and out. It’s a fairly brief overview of the whole process but it looks as if the image of my title page, which is referred to, has either got lost or just not worked on the blog, so here’s what it looks like. I … Continue reading Design Matters