In our last blog, we talked about format, typography, and layout. This week, we’re going to run through some of the often-unseen things that need to be in place before a book can go to print. The cover Of course, your book needs a cover! It’s one of the most exciting parts of putting a book together. Mostly, people focus on the front cover because, aesthetically, it’s the most appealing. The back cover, however, is home to some of the most essential elements of publication –

For those who might not know, in November 2016, we successfully crowdfunded our very first children’s book Bat Dog’s Forever Home. We’re now only a few weeks away from seeing it in the flesh, so we thought you might find it interesting to hear a little bit about the leg-work that goes on ‘behind the scenes’ when getting a book ready for publication. Having worked in publishing for quite a while, I tend to forget that not everyone knows about the various ‘bits and pieces’ that