GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL
By The Little Worker Bee
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nce upon a time, only a select few were lucky enough to get a
chance to tell their story in published words.
Today, with technology available to just about everyone, publishing your
story is easier than ever! However, just
because publishing resources are at your fingertips, doesn’t mean you could or
should ignore the basics of graphic style and design as they apply to printed
pages. With an understanding of type
style, layout and graphic devices, your story will posses a professional
polish, regardless of your genre.
It is true that now-a days, you can just write your book and
move it forward for publication in basic manuscript format. But why would you want to. Your final product will be a page-after-page
drone that will be static, uneventful and difficult to read. A book needs to be laid out and
designed. With this in mind, there is a
short list of devices that should be considered, then applied. These devices will make the reading
experience less fatiguing, and your story easier to follow. Finally with a vision, imagination and a
degree of embellishment and you can turn you lovely tome into a jewel that may
help attract the interest of major publishing houses!
Look for these layout and design devices as well as helpful
tips in future blogs. I will provide an
outline, then follow up with simple rules and suggestions that you should
consider when you are ready to send your words forward into the world of self
publishing!
