How to Block Out Your Children’s Text and Picture Book Illustrations

I had a great training session this morning with an author on how to block out her children's book with text and illustrations. This exercise gives you a quick idea of what the parts are and how they work together. I think this is a vital step in planning your book. 

We did this in Google Docs using the Table feature, INSERT > TABLE and then expanded the table to the size of the intended drawing. She was very gracious in allowing me to record the session



How to Block out Your Children's Text and Picture Book from Bruce Jones on Vimeo.

Making the Cover for Your Createspace Picture Book

Figuring out the size of the BMM Photo Book, 16.307" x 10.25"

In the second video for the Boston Media Makers paperback picture book we are going to make a book cover. Print covers include the back, spine, front and bleeds all around. In this video I show you how to set your book cover up using Adobe Indesign.


How to Make a Createspace Book Cover for the Boston Media Makers Book from Bruce Jones on Vimeo.

Resources:

The challenge will be held in the Facebook Group: How to Publish Your Book

Want access to all the templates, storyboards and video content, visit the companion course InDesign for Authors 

Post #1 The Picture Book Challenge, Create and Publish a Book on Amazon
Post #2 Start Collecting Your Images for the Picture Book Challenge
Post #3 Creating a Picture Book, Live Presentation

Connection and Learning

Bruce Jones is the author and creator of over 40 self-published books. 

If you want to learn how to create your own book visit Publishing Mastery 101 and see my courses: https://bruce-the-book-guy.usefedora.com/

Come over and join my Facebook Publishing Group, ask me questions, show your books. Great place to connect with authors and self-publishers

Join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/HowToPublishYourBook/

Create Your Own Picture Book, Live Presentation with Bruce Jones

I recently held a live presentation at the Boston Media Makers April get together on creating and publishing a picture book using PowerPoint and Kindle Create. I though this would make a good companion example of the Picture Book Challenge.


Creating a Picture Book Using PowerPoint and Kindle Create, Live Presentation by Bruce Jones from Bruce Jones on Vimeo.

Resources:

The challenge will be held in the Facebook Group: How to Publish Your Book

Want access to all the templates, storyboards and video content, visit the companion course InDesign for Authors 

Post #1 The Picture Book Challenge, Create and Publish a Book on Amazon
Post #2 Start Collecting Your Images for the Picture Book Challenge

Start Collecting Your Images for the Picture Book Challenge

The Picture Book Challenge is underway. The first step is to start collecting your images, photos, drawings, illustrations. Whatever you need to create your book. We are creating a 24-32 page book, so you probably need a few more than the number of pages. It all depends on how many images you will be putting on each page. You also want to start to edit down the photos to your best collection for the book.

Be sure to join the How to Publish Your Book Facebook group for the regular lessons, videos and any questions.
In the File area in the Facebook group is a free storyboard pdf so you can start to sketch out your book.


Collecting your Pictures for the Picture Book Challenge Video 2 from Bruce Jones on Vimeo.

Resources:

The challenge will be held in the Facebook Group: How to Publish Your Book

Want access to all the templates, storyboards and video content, visit the companion course InDesign for Authors 

Post #1 The Picture Book Challenge, Create and Publish a Book on Amazon


#PICTUREBOOKCHALLENGE

Connection and Learning

Bruce Jones is the author and creator of over 40 self-published books. 

If you want to learn how to create your own book visit Publishing Mastery 101 and see my courses: https://bruce-the-book-guy.usefedora.com/

Come over and join my Facebook Publishing Group, ask me questions, show your books. Great place to connect with authors and self-publishers

Join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/HowToPublishYourBook/

Picture Book Challenge, Create and Publish a Book on Amazon

We have begun. Start taking or collecting your graphic images, pictures, drawings, photos. I am running a picture book challenge where we will be creating and publishing a picture book on Amazon, print and Kindle.

We will be building a 32 page book because that is the standard size for a children's book, but you can do less. Min for print is 24 pages. There will be a variety of templates available in the course site.

The challenge will be taught with InDesign and be hosted on the How to Publish Your Book Facebook Group. There will also be a companion course as part of the InDesign for Authors course on PublishingMastery101.com. The companion course will hold all the templates, worksheets and video content for the challenge. For the challenge  you can use any program you want such as: InDesign, PowerPoint, Illustrator, Apple Pages, Google Slides, but we will be focusing on InDesign.





Introduction to the Picture Book Challenge Video 1 from Bruce Jones on Vimeo.


ROADMAP for the Challenge
• Collecting all your images, photos, illustrations, drawings, etc.
Added a story board pdf to help you design your book

• Processing images for print-300dpi and ebook 72-120dpi

• Setting up our InDesign print book templates, 3 sizes available

• Placing images and adding text, working with grids

• Editing and adjusting our designs

• Create a cover template

• Design and creation of our cover

• Creating a printed proof for review

• Final corrections

• Preparing our PDF print files, creating our ebook files using Kindle Create

• Uploading our books to CreateSpace and Kindle

• Ordering a printed proof, review, PUBLISH!!

• Marketing and launching our book

• Sharing our success

Resources:

The challenge will be held in the Facebook Group: How to Publish Your Book

Want access to all the templates, storyboards and video content, visit the companion course InDesign for Authors 

#PICTUREBOOKCHALLENGE

Connection and Learning
Bruce Jones is the author and creator of over 40 self-published books.

If you want to learn how to create your own book visit Publishing Mastery 101 and see my courses: https://bruce-the-book-guy.usefedora.com/

Come over and join my Facebook Publishing Group, ask me questions, show your books. Great place to connect with authors and self-publishers

Join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/HowToPublishYourBook/