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Classic Fiction

Hard Times

The author arrived with a finished manuscript and a clear aim for a classic fiction title. We worked on the cover, the interior and the publishing set-up with that readership in mind.

Author

Confidential client

Genre

Classic Fiction

We delivered

Cover · Interior

Timeline

6 to 8 weeks

The Brief

What the author wanted

The brief for this classic fiction title was fairly simple to state and harder to do: a cover that reads at thumbnail size, an interior that is easy on the eye, and a listing that reaches the right readers.

(Placeholder: replace with the author’s own brief: audience, tone, comparable titles and references.)

The Result

What we delivered

Before & After

From Rough Sketch to Finished Cover

Drag the handle to compare the first sketch with the finished cover.

The Process

How the Cover Came Together

01 · Sketch

Composition worked out in rough form.

02 · First concept

Tone, colour and lettering proposed for approval.

03 · Refinement

Feedback applied through the agreed revision rounds.

04 · Final cover

Approved artwork prepared for print and screen.

Interior Design

Inside the Book

Margins, line length and chapter openings, set for comfortable reading. Click an image to enlarge.

Final Delivery

What the Author Received

Print-ready cover

The full wrap, with spine and back, sized to the printer’s template.

eBook cover & files

EPUB and Kindle files with a matching digital cover.

Marketing assets

Mockup images and social graphics for the launch.

Live on retailers

Listings set up on the retailers you chose.

Rated 5 out of 5

“What I valued most was being told plainly what the book needed. It saved me from two expensive mistakes.”

Confidential client

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