Cover and Illustrations

What to Expect

What We’ll Be Doing

• Send our manuscript edits and the cover for your approval
• Once approved, send cover announcements via newsletter and our social platforms
• Start working on internal illustrations for the book
  • These can optionally be shared with you before layout, or they can be placed directly into production
• Set up marketing assets for your launch
• Set up sales tracking/reporting

What We’ll Need from You

• Manuscript edits approval
• Cover approval
• Share our cover announcements on social media

What’s Next

• We’ll add your manuscript to layout in InDesign and create a digital proof
• We’ll meet to discuss the proof, early reviewers, and the marketing plan

Important Resources

• Design Planning
• Author Marketing Guide
• Publisher Marketing Overview
• Tracking Book Sales
• Editorial Process and Types of Editing