Master Class: How to Format a Book
Let the author of over 50 novels (see author website) take you step-by-step through the process of formatting your book to look professional, polished, and ready for sale.
My book is born. But it doesn’t look like a book. I don’t know where to start so it appears organized and professionally done.
Is this you?
If you’ve written a story, whether it be fact or fiction, or you have an idea in mind, and you don’t know how to start so it looks as good as bestselling authors’ books do, this book is for you. Having written, formatted, and self-published over fifty novels, I’ve learned through many years of mistakes, wasted money, and feeling like a failure, how to make a book look just like it came out of a publishing house.
Your words deserve more than a page—they deserve a stage.
A great book can lose its impact before the reader reaches the first chapter simply because it looks difficult to read. From margins and typography to chapter openings, spacing, and visual hierarchy, book formatting quietly shapes how readers experience every word.
This course shows you how to turn a manuscript into a polished, professional book—one page at a time.
Topics Covered:
Formatting Your Title Page
ISBN Numbers
How to Trick Word on the Title Page
Show Formatting
Linking
Copyright
References
Dedication Page
Page Breaks
Table of Contents (TOC)
Box Set TOC
Troubleshooting TOC
A Quick Way to Redo Your Entire TOC
Formatting the Body of Your Book
A Little About Kindle Create
Creating Book Files for all Versions of Your Books
Adding Images for Back Matter Other
Things to Place in Your Back Matter
Formatting for Paperback
Adding Page Numbers
Removing Links
TOC-Paperback
Going Thermonuclear
Autovetter Errors
And more…
"...packed with practical tips and lessons learned the hard way. Sandy has made the mistakes and discovered the way to resolve them so you don't have to suffer. It would be good to go through this before embarking on creating your text and have it as a handy reference when preparing for publication. The style is friendly and encouraging with pros and cons of methods addressed where appropriate and reasons given for her preferred method or strategy. It is relevant to both non-fiction and fiction books." - 5 Stars from Dr. Daryl Goodwin, Booksprout reviewer
About Sandy
Sandy's first job out of high school was as an assistant animal groomer. Among many other jobs in her career, she's also worked at a prestigious winery that many well-known celebrities have patronized. With a college degree in Administration, she has several years of desk work under her belt, including her most current job at an established charity.
Often found in the lunchroom writing voraciously, Sandy has been called a 'writing machine'. Despite her forty-hour a week job, she still publishes many books each year. With a literary back list born in 2010, Sandy has branched out into several genres.
Married with two children and two furbabies, Sandy is a lover of all things four-legged. A strong advocate of health & fitness, you'll find her doing Yoga in her living room at 5:00 weekday mornings, which is sometimes when new story ideas come to light. Writing, like exercise, is a daily practice for this author. She's received 5 Stars from Readers' Favorite for 'Betrayal Only Comes in Green', and 'The Man with the Black Belt'.
Course curriculum
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1Section 1 - Front Matter
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2Section 2 - The Nitty Gritty
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3Section 3 - Formatting the Body of Your Work
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4Section 4 - Formatting for Paperback