I Self-Published a Sci-Fi Novel on Kindle

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Reedsy

I found Reedsy, a handy web app. It allows you to upload your manuscript and generate a .ePub. The other huge benefit is the template system, allowing an author to add frontmatter, a table of contents, and backmatter. The entire UX on Reedsy is top-notch and intuitive. It took me a half hour in total.

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Pixlr

Once I was satisfied with my draft, I experimented with making a cover for my book myself. It's something you could commission, but it was a fun challenge for me. I am confident in the design experience I received from working in web development, so I looked around at some similar books in the sci-fi genre and got inspiration. I bought the rights to a piece of art I liked and used the site Pixlr, a streamlined photo editor in the browser, to modify the image. It took less than an hour and turned out great.

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