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Weekly · FreeWhat trim size do you use for dark romance, and why?
I've been going back and forth between 5×8 and 5.5×8.5 for my series. Curious what others settled on and whether it affected sales.
KDP Select vs wide publishing — my 12-month experiment results
I ran the same book on Select then pulled it wide. Here are the actual royalty numbers with no spin.
How accurate is the Inktastic Health Score for cozy mystery?
My score flagged "dialogue ratio too high" — but isn't high dialogue normal for the genre? Looking for other cozy writers' experiences.
Font pairing recommendations for epic fantasy covers
Sharing 6 font pairs I've tested across 4 covers and which ones actually converted best on Amazon thumbnails.
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