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Cover Design
For indie authors, the saying, “Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover” can kill your book sales. The wrong cover can make or break your entire project – it can be the kiss of death and drive your rank straight to the dungeon. Worse, you may not even know why.
★ In this issue of Indie Author Magazine, we reveal the ways indie authors can avoid these mistakes.
Read this month’s cover design articles to learn what successful indies know:
✓ How to choose the right cover art and ensure you have the legal right to use it.
✓ How to find the perfect designer and what to ask before you hire them.
✓ The free tools you can use to create your own cover like a pro.
In this issue of Indie Author Magazine, you’ll learn all about covers...
..and meet Andrew Dobell, our featured author, and a talented cover designer. He shares insight that can save you time and money when it’s time to create your own covers.
Besides the in-depth topic articles on cover design, we have more articles for you!
➼ The top FIVE cover design books for indie authors
➼ Our Podcast Picks you need to bookmark and listen to every week
➼ The technology tools the top-selling authors use (plus tutorials!)
➼ What satisfies Sweet Romance readers? Read this and know.
➼ What you need to know before you dive into writing serialized fiction (including Kindle Vella, Radish, and others)
➼ All you need to know about pen names and how to create a secret identity
➼ Ten Tips for TIK TOK, the app driving 6-figure book sales
➼ How to expand your author community (even if you’re an introvert)
➼ Tips for staying healthy and adopting a successful author mindset.
BONUS: Learn the ways you can conquer your fear of missing out
➼ insights from industry thought-leader Suzie O’Connell.

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About Indie Author Magazine

With a mission to educate, inform, and inspire authors taking charge of their writing and career, Indie Author Magazine publishes articles designed to cut the fluff for the author ready to sell more books.

 

In every issue we tackle one area of focus, like outlining, first drafts, book covers, business, and retailers. You’ll get a 360-degree view of one main topic. And you’ll meet our Featured Author - someone we think will inspire you to see what’s possible in your own career.

Plus, our regular sections:

  • Indie Annie: Hear from our sassy, savvy, advice-giving aunt with a tipple in her teacup.
  • Devil in the Details: Avoid the mistakes readers catch that kill their experience
  • Technology: Dive deep into the tools that successful authors use.
  • Craft: Write better, cleaner prose - and discover the books, podcasts and tools to achieve it.
  • Tropes: All the promises your readers expect you to keep broken down by genre.
  • Marketing: Quick actionable 10-Tips, plus the insider information for what’s working right now.
  • Bonus: You’ll hear from thought-leaders each month in our Op-Ed, and share your thoughts in our IAM polls.

 

Indie Author Magazine is crafted by working indie authors. It’s a magazine designed for writers blazing their own trails, even if they haven’t (yet) published a book. It’s the essential tool every writer needs in their toolbox.

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