Behind the Scenes: Makeshift Book
Make It Work with Mod Podge!
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get an Author’s Copy of my book for the promo pictures I wanted to take before my big launch. So what did I do? I printed off a few copies of my book cover. After cutting and piecing together a cover that looked similar to the actual paperback cover I glued it to one of my proof books. Why couldn’t I just use a proof for the photos? Well, the proofs had a watermark that wrapped around the book that said “Not for Resale” so I wouldn’t be able to take pictures with a proof without the watermark being all in the way. After I glued the printed cover to the proof book, I painted Mod Podge all over the makeshift book to give it some type of gloss. Even with all this extra work, my book still looked washed out, but I was able to get some good shots of the book from the promo shoot. As you can see from the side-by-side the actual paperback has very vibrant colors on its own. No Mod Podge needed!
When you’re passionate about a project your hustle never fails! I was pushed to my limits with getting this book out and advertising it. But I mean it when I say I would ABSOLUTELY do it all over again!
