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By Derek Murphy
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Posted August 29, 2013

How to be productive during a typhoon and on other days you don’t feel like doing anything.

Dear Authors – given my decade of living overseas and moving around pretty regularly, I didn’t think relocating to Tainan (Taiwan), a city I’ve already lived in for many years, [...]

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By Derek Murphy
In book design, book design tips
Posted August 9, 2013

How to design your own book covers in MS Word

I’m finally getting started on my 100 DIY book covers in MS Word project. The idea is to design book cover templates that indie authors can easily edit and change to make their own. I was [...]

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By Derek Murphy
In book design tips
Posted August 6, 2013

New thriller book cover design for Joanna Penn

Man I love designing book covers. Here are some samples for an upcoming thriller by Joanna Penn. Like all my projects, designing a book cover is a process of experimentation and elimination. The [...]

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By Derek Murphy
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Posted August 3, 2013

Can you use Indesign to format books? Want more clients and extra income? Job opportunity for book formatters!

Hi there. Are you an interior book formatter, who helps self-publishing authors layout their books in InDesign? Want to find more clients and increase your income? I’m developing a package [...]

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By Derek Murphy
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Posted August 2, 2013

Why self-publishing authors are their own worst enemy

I just redid my website design. Pretty slick huh? I also rewrote a lot of my “sales copy.” I’m realizing that my tone often sounds harsh, judgmental, critical, rather than [...]

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