Hello All, here is my first draft again, but this time with a cover added and the comment window open.

Hello All, here is my first draft again, but this time with a cover added and the comment window open.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fbzKw639ntF1-e3YUIVii5XJRU8qP3T_/view?usp=sharing

Comments

  1. Dorothy ZemachSeptember 26, 2018 at 6:08 PM

    Remember that you'll need your cover as a separate file, as a jpeg for ebooks and a .pdf for paperbacks--but we'll just start with the ebook. I'm not sure about the size... did you check the templates on Canva? Is that where you made this? If you used a different program, check the website listed on our ppt slides that gives ebook cover sizes.

    I like the image, but I'd love to see your title larger... like, a LOT larger. Take up at least the whole line, but consider using two or three lines, like
    Read Faster
    and
    Comprehend More

    Make your name larger, too--no need to be shy! You can fill most of the bottom line (and remove "by"). Italics are not standard for book covers, so try making that just plain roman.

    I like the way the cover image feeds into the first spiderweb metaphor and image in the first chapter.

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  2. Debbie KellermannSeptember 26, 2018 at 7:51 PM

    Dorothy Zemach Hello Dorothy, I made those first two covers as word docs and didn't check the sizes, I also used images that were copyrighted and not available for free commercial use. Therefore, I made and uploaded to the Google community another 4th cover using Canva and saved as both a jpeg and a pdf. I included the suggested changes in this last cover design
    : )

    I also wanted to make sure that the text of my first chapter was correctly laid out before I tried to upload to an epub converter.

    Thank you for your time!

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