About Being A Book Layout Designer

Today I’m over at S J Morgan’s blog talking about being a book layout designer. I worked on the internal layout for Sue’s latest release, Heaven Sent (MidnightSun Publishing, 2018), and she was fascinated to learn I was also a writer. So she asked me:

  • How I went from being ‘writer’ to ‘designer’ – what’s been my career path?
  • About the process and what skills you need to be a good designer.
  • How different is it, working on your own manuscript, to working on someone else’s.
  • How I divide my time between my various roles and do I find it’s difficult working to competing deadlines?
  • Do I describe myself as a writer or do some of my other skills take priority in a professional sense?
  • And much more!

Gosh, how did I get into all this and how do I manage my time?! Read my answers over on Sue’s blog here!

Zena Shapter

Zena Shapter writes from a castle in a flying city hidden by a thundercloud, reaching across age and genre into the heart of storytelling. A multi-award-winning author of speculative and contemporary fiction, she teaches writing at festivals, libraries and schools, judges various literary awards, mentors and edits other writers, and encourages everyone to value the importance of creativity. She loves movies, frogs, chocolate, and potatoes, though not at the same time!

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