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12 DIY Kitchen Wall Décor Ideas

Ideas & Examples

12 DIY Kitchen Wall Décor Ideas

Life at home tends to revolve around the kitchen, from prepping meals and packing lunches, to planning family activities and entertaining guests. It’s the room where everyone gathers for ...

Canvas, Metal, or Acrylic? Choosing a Wall Art Finish

Planning & Creating

Canvas, Metal, or Acrylic? Choosing a Wall Art Finish

Creating custom wall art for your favorite rooms is a fun and creative way to preserve the moments that inspire you. You also want to design original pieces that ...

How to Make a Test Book (and Why You Should)

Planning & Creating

How to Make a Test Book (and Why You Should)

I love spy novels. And I love spy films. I especially love how modern technology is portrayed when things happen in real-time—every computer works perfectly and the good guys ...

Book-Making

Photo Books to Journals: Q&A with Dan Milnor

Photo Books to Journals: Q&A with Dan Milnor

Whether you’re starting a new creative project or planning your next career moves, it helps to get perspective from a professional. In our latest webinar series, Blurb Creative Evangelist ...

How to Edit a Book Yourself

How to Edit a Book Yourself

Every publishing plan should allow time for editing and proofreading to ensure you’re putting the best version of your book in print. While it’s ideal to enlist a colleague, ...

How to Hire a Book Editor

How to Hire a Book Editor

When you’re preparing to self-publish your book, it can be tempting to think that a DIY edit will be just as effective as hiring an editor, yet that rarely ...

Selling

How to Sell a Book Online

Self-Publishing

How to Sell a Book Online

Humans have been telling stories since the very beginning. Petroglyphs, pictographs, and the fever of oral tradition have been our partners in communication since our species emerged. Today, we ...

How to Stand Out in a Crowd

Promoting & Marketing

How to Stand Out in a Crowd

Your fingerprints are unique. No one else in the world has the exact same composition of grooves and swirls. The key to knowing how to stand out in a ...

How to Design Your Book’s Back Cover

Self-Publishing

How to Design Your Book’s Back Cover

The front cover of a book may be what catches a reader’s eye, but it’s the back cover that usually convinces them to stick around, look closer, and peek ...

Inspiration

UNUSUALLY cute. Behind the Book with Zoe Sidhom

Ideas & Examples

UNUSUALLY cute. Behind the Book with Zoe Sidhom

For her architectural thesis project, Zoe Sidhom printed a truly original book that puts her design skills, knowledge, and research on center stage. It’s called UNUSUALLY cute. and we ...

Behind the Book: Chasing Magic

Ideas & Examples, Photography

Behind the Book: Chasing Magic

Photography shown in hero image by Brynn A. Schmidt, Kathy Linford, and Maricel Quesada Jara For every breathtaking landscape or wildlife photo, there’s often a personal story or tale of ...

Dear Mom Love Johnny: A Family History in Letters

Ideas & Examples

Dear Mom Love Johnny: A Family History in Letters

Kathleen Monahan had long envisioned creating a personal keepsake featuring a series of handwritten letters from her late father. The hardcover photo book she created, Dear Mom Love Johnny, ...

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