August 2020 - Book Brush

How Authors Are Using Video Effects To Grow Their Reach

How Authors Are Using Video Effects To Grow Their Reach

I’ve said it before, video is the way to capture the eye, thus interest. Good design is always important, so now let’s combine the two! Hint: For a quick overview video on using Book Brush’s video effects, click here. The first ad is a very simple, really 5 steps. I saved it as a template each time I completed a step…a good habit to form. Hint: You can delete the other templates once your...

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8 Best Book Cover Reveal Templates, Graphics & Mockups

8 Best Book Cover Reveal Templates, Graphics & Mockups

After I started writing, for a brief moment in time, I thought all I had to do was write the book. Publish it. And then people would buy it. Like magic. If only that were true. But it isn’t. Writing is both an art and a business—which means marketing. I discovered my least favorite part of marketing was the pre-order stage. It’s where we need to let our future readers know that our super-duper...

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My 8 Favorite Platforms To Market Your Books

My 8 Favorite Platforms To Market Your Books

Right off the bat, let’s define PLATFORM. It is the structure you’ve built on the web to increase your visibility as an author and thus sell books. There are a multitude of explanations for the necessity of a platform, what it is and what do to. Just Google Writer’s Platform. The reality is in today’s immensely crowded market, you need to make you and your books visible. This blog is not about...

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Top 12 Fonts To Use on Book Cover Designs

Top 12 Fonts To Use on Book Cover Designs

One thing I love about Book Brush is there are over a thousand fonts to choose from! If you don’t have a Book Brush account, you can register here. Yet with choice can come paralysis: which font to choose?Here’s the simple way I approach font selection and my go-to twelve faves! FONT CONSIDERATIONS • Space to fill: short titles or long ones?• Branding: do you want a characteristic look to your...

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