What’s wrong with that, you may ask? These instructions will “tell” the software to space out the remaining lines on the page, creating inconsistent line spacing from one page to the next. Unlike a book designer, in most cases, a template will not take care of basic typesetting rules, leaving it up to the author to struggle to achieve the correct format.įor example, it’s possible to enable “vertical justification” in software along with “keep” options to prevent one line of text from landing at the top or bottom of a page. While the template may take care of some decisions for you (e.g., font, margin, indentation, headers and footers), you and your book will benefit from a basic understanding of proper typesetting rules to make your book easier to read and your book layout look less “self-published.”ĭo we recommend templates? In a word: No. Templates in Word or InDesign are popular ways for authors to format their books. Michele De Filippo of ALLi Partner member 1106 Design shares her top tips for making your book look every bit as good as it reads. Michele DeFilippo's top tips will help you create a professional-looking book interiorĪfter all the time and effort you've spent perfecting the content of your self-published book, you owe it to yourself to make sure it looks professionally formatted too.
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