Abbie Emmons | Book Formatting Mistakes Indie Authors Make ❌ Avoid These Cringeworthy Errors! @AbbieEmmons | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
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INDIE AUTHORS: do you want your book to look as beautiful and professional as traditionally-published books? Or…. do you want your potential reader to pick up your book, take one look at the formatting and run away screaming because it hurts their eyes to look at? How tragic would that be? You’re an incredible writer and you’ve written something that deserves to be read and enjoyed by millions of people! But if you make even ONE mistake with the formatting of your book, you could doom it to failure for the simple fact that it looks unprofessional and/or unreadable.
I’ve seen too many self-published authors make cringeworthy mistakes with their book formatting – and that's why, in today’s video, I’m going to share with you the top three biggest mistakes I see indie authors make with their formatting and how to fix these problems so that your book will stand proudly and professionally among the most beautiful traditional books in the marketplace. Also, I have something super exciting to offer you that I've been working on for a few months! So stay to the end of the video for the big news. 🥳
💻 Get a 30-day free trial of Microsoft Word here: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word
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🎥 T I M E S T A M P S : 🎥
00:00 How to format a paperback book?
02:39 Mistake #1: Font Choice
04:10 Mistake #2: Line Spacing
05:33 Mistake #3: Janky Justification
08:13 What about all the other stuff?
09:16 Get my complete formatting masterclass!
11:16 What’s in the masterclass
13:41 Step-by-step guide to formatting your own book
16:17 Subscribe for writing and publishing videos every Wednesday! :)
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✨F O L L O W ✨
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Business inquiries: abbie@abbieemmonsauthor.com
✨ A B O U T ✨
My name is Abbie Emmons I teach writers how to make their stories matter by harnessing the power and psychology of storytelling, transforming their ideas into a masterpiece, and creating a lifestyle that makes their author dreams come true.
Story isn’t about “what happens” — it’s about how what happens affects and transforms the characters. I believe that there is an exact science (a recipe, if you will) behind a perfect story. And if you know what ingredients you need, you can create your own perfect story with ease and confidence. That’s what we talk about every week on this channel – and if it’s something you’re into, be sure to subscribe and join this community!
START THE FORMATTING MASTERCLASS HERE 👉 learnfromabbie.com/p/craft-a-stunning-print-book-a-step-by-step-formatting-masterclass
INDIE AUTHORS: do you want your book to look as beautiful and professional as traditionally-published books? Or…. do you want your potential reader to pick up your book, take one look at the formatting and run away screaming because it hurts their eyes to look at? How tragic would that be? You’re an incredible writer and you’ve written something that deserves to be read and enjoyed by millions of people! But if you make even ONE mistake with the formatting of your book, you could doom it to failure for the simple fact that it looks unprofessional and/or unreadable.
I’ve seen too many self-published authors make cringeworthy mistakes with their book formatting – and that's why, in today’s video, I’m going to share with you the top three biggest mistakes I see indie authors make with their formatting and how to fix these problems so that your book will stand proudly and professionally among the most beautiful traditional books in the marketplace. Also, I have something super exciting to offer you that I've been working on for a few months! So stay to the end of the video for the big news. 🥳
💻 Get a 30-day free trial of Microsoft Word here: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word
________________________________
🎥 T I M E S T A M P S : 🎥
00:00 How to format a paperback book?
02:39 Mistake #1: Font Choice
04:10 Mistake #2: Line Spacing
05:33 Mistake #3: Janky Justification
08:13 What about all the other stuff?
09:16 Get my complete formatting masterclass!
11:16 What’s in the masterclass
13:41 Step-by-step guide to formatting your own book
16:17 Subscribe for writing and publishing videos every Wednesday! :)
________________________________
Subscribe for weekly episodes of #WritersLifeWednesdays! Make Your Story Matter™ and make your author dreams come true… new videos every Wednesday.
✨ V A L U A B L E R E S O U R C E S✨
❤️GET BONUS CONTENT + SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: patreon.com/abbieemmons
📚READ MY DEBUT NOVEL, 100 DAYS OF SUNLIGHT: amzn.to/2Et7fhS
🖥️TAKE MY SCRIVENER MASTERCLASS: makeyourstorymatter.teachable.com/p/teachmescrivener
✏️TAKE MY MASTERCLASS ON EDITING: learnfromabbie.com/p/edit-your-book-like-a-pro
💬TAKE MY BOOK BLURB MASTERCLASS: learnfromabbie.com/p/how-to-craft-a-bestseller-book-blurb
📓GET MY FREE WRITING TEMPLATES: https://abbieemmons.ck.page/make-your-story-matter
💵GET 20% OFF SCRIVENER - USE CODE "ABBIE" → literatureandlatte.com/scrivener-affiliate.html?fpr=abbie26
🎤LISTEN TO MY PODCAST WITH MY SISTER: https://anchor.fm/kate-and-abbie-show
🎥 MY GEAR + WRITING TOOLS: abbieemmonsauthor.com/my-gear
🎵 I GET ALL MY MUSIC FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND… CLAIM YOUR 60-DAY FREE TRIAL HERE: epidemicsound.com/referral/v02bl3
✨F O L L O W ✨
blog: bit.ly/2Kl21m8
facebook: bit.ly/2FS2Ikh
instagram: bit.ly/2Xr5hUI
tiktok: tiktok.com/@makeyourstorymatter
patreon: patreon.com/abbieemmons
Business inquiries: abbie@abbieemmonsauthor.com
✨ A B O U T ✨
My name is Abbie Emmons I teach writers how to make their stories matter by harnessing the power and psychology of storytelling, transforming their ideas into a masterpiece, and creating a lifestyle that makes their author dreams come true.
Story isn’t about “what happens” — it’s about how what happens affects and transforms the characters. I believe that there is an exact science (a recipe, if you will) behind a perfect story. And if you know what ingredients you need, you can create your own perfect story with ease and confidence. That’s what we talk about every week on this channel – and if it’s something you’re into, be sure to subscribe and join this community!
