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5.6 Book cover file specs for self-publishing authors

5.6 Book cover file specs for self-publishing authors

by Danika Bloom | Jul 23, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

Book cover file specs for self-publishing authors Your cover designer has delivered your files. They're beautiful. You love them. You're ready to upload and get this book into the world. Understanding book cover file specs for self-publishing is the one thing standing...

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5.5 Formatting check before you publish your romance novel

5.5 Formatting check before you publish your romance novel

Jul 20, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

Your cover is beautiful. But a stunning cover file that fails a platform’s technical requirements can mean reprints, rejected uploads, or colours that shift dramatically between screen and print. Here’s how to get your book cover file specs right before anything goes live.

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5.4 How to format a romance novel for self-publishing

5.4 How to format a romance novel for self-publishing

Jul 16, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

Good formatting is invisible. Bad formatting costs you reviews you didn’t see coming. Here’s how to format a romance novel for self-publishing so your pages disappear and your readers stay in the story.

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5.3 Romance book cover design guide for indie authors

5.3 Romance book cover design guide for indie authors

Jul 13, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

Your feelings about what looks beautiful are almost beside the point. A romance cover is a signal, not self-expression. This romance book cover design guide shows you exactly what that signal needs to say and how to say it.

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5.2 ISBNs for self-published authors: what you need to know

5.2 ISBNs for self-published authors: what you need to know

Jul 9, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

Before you upload your manuscript anywhere, you need to make one decision that affects every version of your book and every platform it lives on. Here’s what to know about ISBNs for self-published authors before you hit publish.

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5.1 Romance novel metadata tips for self-published authors

5.1 Romance novel metadata tips for self-published authors

Jul 6, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

Your book deserves to be found. But even a great romance novel stays invisible if your metadata isn’t doing its job. These romance novel metadata tips for self-published authors will help you get it right before you hit publish.

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4.6 Final manuscript review before publishing your romance

4.6 Final manuscript review before publishing your romance

Jul 2, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

“Almost there” is where a lot of authors stall out. In this lesson, you’ll walk through a final manuscript review before publishing so you can read like a reader, catch small issues that break immersion, and finally feel confident calling your romance done.

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4.5 Line edit for a romance novel that feels polished

4.5 Line edit for a romance novel that feels polished

Jun 29, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

The line edit is where your romance stops feeling like a draft and starts feeling like a book. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make your sentences clearer, sharper, and more intentional—without turning your voice into bland, beige prose.

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4.4 Scene level edit for a romance novel that hits harder

4.4 Scene level edit for a romance novel that hits harder

Jun 25, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

Scene level edit for a romance novel that readers actually feel The structural edit asked whether your story works; the scene level edit for a...

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4.3 Structural edit for a romance novel that actually works

4.3 Structural edit for a romance novel that actually works

Jun 22, 2026 | Romance Your Launch

A structural edit is where you stop fussing over sentences and zoom all the way out to your romance as a whole. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to read your draft for structure, map the romance arc, and spot the big changes that will make everything you revise next actually worth the effort.

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