@cidney.mayes: Writers who are looking to self publish! If you’ve been tempted to start looking around for a cover artist before your book is finished, I need you to watch this video! Welcome to Self Publishing Made Simple! Today we are covering all of the nitty-gritty detail details of how to get a cover for your book. What other questions do you have about self publishing your work? #sel#selfpublishingw#howtowriteabooki#writingi#writingtipso#bookwriting

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chasingbookboys_
riley 📚✨ :
Nooooo no no no. No. You can literally send them the page count & blurb later. Waiting to hire a cover artist will literally set your timeline back SO MUCH!
2026-07-23 16:21:50
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marycrile.author
MaryCrile Author :
I am planning on doing my own cover art while I am a competent artist. I have never designed a book cover so we will see how that goes.
2026-07-23 11:14:27
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emilyirisdegn.author
Emily Iris Degn | Author/Poet :
I skipped that and designed my own cover— I painted a scene from it
2026-07-02 21:15:14
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coverbyeli
coverbyeli :
Book cover artist here! If a client wants the cover (for promo or other) soon and they are not done editing I usually allow them to give me an estimate page number. I write in my contract that I will alter the spine when they have the exact page number (cost free ofc!). Also Ingram does have templates :)
2026-07-01 16:42:36
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dconnell_8491
dconnell_8491 :
I'm going to be someone's favorite author? I didn't think about that part... 😳
2026-07-02 01:15:28
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cydcasados
Cyd Casados | Author :
I got mine from BookCoverZone - very happy with them and reasonable cost.
2026-07-01 21:10:12
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rteenauthor
📚Teen author || RT📚 :
Hey!! what are your thoughts on this cover?
2026-07-03 11:28:47
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layla.elmenoufy
˙⋆✮ℒ𝒶𝓎𝓁𝒶✮⋆˙ :
I’m currently making mine. I have several options from digital art to using a stock photo and editing it on canva and honestly I feel like whatever works best for you but I personally do it myself
2026-07-01 22:29:48
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a.j..soules.write
A.J. Soules / writer :
please do the video about formatting
2026-07-19 09:07:39
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cindy.author
Cindy | Author :
This is great advice!! 🥰
2026-07-01 16:34:07
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m..dahlia
M. Dahlia 🇨🇦 Author/reader :
may you make that video? I want to know how many pages it could be but I'm also not sure what I want my cover to be!
2026-07-03 02:08:29
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sidneyh_1008
Sidney Harvey | Author :
Help a girl out and post that formatting video 😭
2026-07-07 15:39:48
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closedbykimberly
closedbykimberly :
You can also hire someone incredible who will adjust the dimensions when you're ready! (Because, yes, I got too excited to get my cover!)
2026-07-01 19:39:06
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lindsaysilva32
LindsaySilva|Booktok📚🥀 :
Will an artist create a cover based on what you want?
2026-07-17 02:20:29
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kanekoa2518
AutistWriter :
I just need to find a local artist in BC who would be willing to do it. I attend 3 conventions a year, and they have local authors and authors and some do commissions.
2026-07-12 07:52:20
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elaineswrites
eswrites :
i took my own cover photo! that way i knew it could be exactly how i wanted. the text formatting isn’t finalized…so please don’t pay too much attention to it!
2026-07-10 23:43:10
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dantesprout
dantesprout :
I didn't even think of the book spine D:
2026-07-13 23:47:19
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cindy.author
Cindy | Author :
Would definitely love formatting info!
2026-07-01 16:39:38
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livconstantine02
LivConstantine :
I have my personal experts and we have been working for years
2026-07-02 12:41:42
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a.j..soules.write
A.J. Soules / writer :
how do I get a alpha readers
2026-07-19 09:06:07
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ragingkiwiz
Brandy Penrose | Author :
I have an artist picked out, a cover in mind, and I am so glad I decided before I saw this video to wait until a month before launch to get it made 😂 Also thank you so much for the advice!
2026-07-11 14:15:22
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secondstarlight
Geek DJ 🐭 :
Why does everyone on here in this niche constantly do the “introductory statement…if you don’t me I’m blablabla blablabla…back to the topic” EVERY video?? It’s so outdated and annoying. Are you all just watching each other and copying??
2026-07-11 07:41:30
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gotchabeary
Adira :
My book idea
2026-07-14 14:39:33
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samantha.n.mertens
📚Sam Mertens | Writer📚 :
😁😁😁
2026-07-01 21:48:13
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