Have you ever walked by a shop window with a display so gorgeous, unique, or curious that you just had to step inside? In the space of a single glance, the shop proved it knew your taste and piqued your curiosity. With just a few feet of real estate, it convinced you that today you were going to have an experience you’d remember for a long time to come. This is the power of a strong brand, and...
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Fonts are one the best ways to convey genre to your readers. And as such, the wrong font can make even the most gorgeous artwork look messy. Don’t worry, Book Brush is here to help! We recently ran a series on our Instagram of font pairings to give authors some inspiration and direction when making their graphics and book covers. And now we’re bringing that insider knowledge to our blog, plus 6...
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It’s that time of year again: the holidays are upon us! Our number one mission at Book Brush, though, is to always do our best to make your life easier. You’ve got enough to do as an author, so let us make your holiday book marketing a peppermint-scented breeze with these 12 fantastic templates. Holiday Template #1 The realism of this snowy, glittery community template has made it one of the...
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I recently had a very successful (for me!) book launch for my latest novel, selling 5,838 units on Amazon in pre-orders and in the first week of launch. Book Brush images were an integral part of the campaign behind that success. How do I use Book Brush to support a launch? Preparation I use a freelance cover artist to do my covers, and I ask her to also prepare images (without text), based on...
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Wow, how fun and fast are premade animated templates? You get music, movement and your book cover all in one short meme! Book Brush has created Animated Community Templates as a new approach to get movement into your ads, a mini book trailer if you will. And I will! Let’s Get Started Start with the Custom Creator Tool Then find Community Templates and filter to Collections then Animated Mockups....
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Every author I know has struggled, at one point or another, with how to effectively market their books. So, as an author coach for over a decade, I decided a few years ago to learn all I could about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to book marketing strategies. And while it would take much more time than I have writing this article to run through all the critical elements of a marketing...
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