We had a great MeetUp in Sydney today – and went well over time.
- Tim, who’s a professional graphic designer as well as an author, shared cover layout and design tips, and we discussed the different priorities for printed vs digital book covers
- Julie revealed the latest Spill the Beans competition theme – 400 words of prose or poetry on the word “Fate”
- We looked at a couple of tools: the ElevenReader app to convert your writing to a high quality voice (listening to your work can be a great way to edit it) and AuthorScale, a service that makes promotional slideshows and videos from your work, to post on TikTok and other social media channels
- We’re also hoping to put together a new issue of our literary magazine ink very soon, so if you’ve got any kind of writing or creative work you’d like to share, do get in touch (selfpubaus@gmail.com)
Next month’s Sydney MeetUp should be on Friday 7th November – we look forward to seeing you there.