Adeniyi Sunday
Book Formatting, Editing & Design For SelfPublishing Author
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Your manuscript is ready. Your formatting shouldn't be the thing that stops your launch.
I work with self-publishing authors, coaches, and business owners who have invested too much in their book to let the interior let them down.
Here's what I handle so you don't have to:
✅ Kindle & ebook formatting that renders correctly on every device
✅ KDP error fixing before you hit submit
✅ Bleed, margin, and gutter settings built to Amazon's exact specs
✅ Print-ready paperback files no proof copy surprises
✅ Full self-publishing support from formatting to upload
The result?
A book that looks as professional on the inside as your cover looks on the outside.
No rejected files. No bad reviews about "feeling unpolished." No pushing your launch date because something went wrong at the last minute.
Just a clean, publish-ready book, first time.
I've formatted books across fiction, nonfiction, coaching, devotionals, cookbooks, and academic texts for KDP, IngramSpark, and Lulu.
If your manuscript is sitting at the formatting stage right now this is your sign to get it done right.
Note: 10% discount on your first order contact me now and let's get your book published.
What genre is your book? Drop it in the comments section I'd love to know what you're working on.
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Book Cover Design
The client was an independent author publishing a self-help book about toxic relationships and emotional manipulation, targeting readers recovering from or navigating harmful romantic bonds.
They needed a cover that could instantly communicate the emotional weight of the book deception, entanglement, and the pain of toxic love without being dark or off-putting, while remaining shelf-competitive and professional.
I owned the full cover design front, spine, and back every visual and typographic decision was mine to execute.
I designed in Canva using a warm beige palette with deep brown serif typography conveying seriousness and emotional depth without being aggressive. The knotted branches imagery on the front cover became the visual metaphor for toxic entanglement, instantly communicating the book's core theme. The spine and back cover were kept clean and consistent with the front, creating a cohesive, professional wraparound package.
Full wraparound cover design, front cover with title and imagery, spine with title and author name, back cover with blurb and author credit, consistent typography system, print-ready Canva export.
If you're a self-publishing author who needs a cover that sells your book before anyone reads the first page I design covers that do exactly that.
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Mia & Ember: The Enchanted Forest Children's Book Layout & Illustration
The client needed a children's picture book targeting young readers aged 3–8 a magical story about a girl named Mia and her enchanted fox companion Ember, set in a glowing, whimsical forest world.
They had a story concept but no visuals, no layout, and no finished book. They needed someone who could bring the entire world to life from character design to finished, print-ready pages in one cohesive creative package.
I owned the full creative execution character illustration, scene design, cover layout, interior page formatting, and print preparation were all mine to deliver.
I worked entirely in Canva, creating warm, storybook-style illustrations featuring Mia and Ember in a glowing enchanted forest filled with luminous mushrooms and fairy lights. The cover was designed with a cosy, inviting badger-and-fox reading scene to draw young readers in instantly. Interior pages balanced full-bleed illustration with clean, child-friendly typography and well-placed story text for easy parent-child read-along flow.
Full children's book production, custom cover illustration, interior scene illustrations, character design (Mia, Ember the fox), enchanted forest environment, story text layout, child-friendly typography, print-ready Canva export.
If you have a children's story idea and need someone to illustrate and format it into a finished, print-ready book I handle the full creative journey from concept to final file.
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Ember & Ink Press eBook Formatting & Layout Design
The client was an independent fiction author preparing their manuscript for self-publishing on Amazon KDP, targeting readers who expect a professional, traditionally published reading experience from indie titles.
They came with a raw, unformatted manuscript plain chapter headings, no typography system, inconsistent spacing, and zero visual hierarchy. It looked nothing like a published book and would have damaged their credibility on the KDP marketplace.
I owned the full formatting overhaul from bare manuscript polished, KDP-ready interior every design and layout decision was mine.
I rebuilt the entire interior from scratch introducing elegant serif chapter headers with decorative ornamental dividers, drop cap openers, properly indented and spaced body text, and a consistent typographic system throughout. The result was a clean, readable, visually compelling layout ready for both print and Kindle distribution.
Full before-and-after interior redesign, chapter header system with decorative ornaments, drop cap styling, improved paragraph spacing and text flow, consistent typography, circled page number design, KDP-ready export.
If your manuscript looks like a Word document instead of a published book I fix that. One clean delivery, print and Kindle ready.
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Book Interior Formatting
The client was an independent author publishing a self-help and career guidance book targeting young adults and professionals navigating career choices and life decisions.
They had a completed manuscript but no professional layout. The book needed to go from raw text to a print-ready interior that could stand confidently on shelves alongside traditionally published titles.
I owned the full interior formatting typography system, chapter design, text flow, and print preparation were entirely my responsibility.
I worked in Adobe InDesign, building a clean purple and white design system with bold chapter opener pages, drop cap paragraph openers, justified body text with proper hyphenation, and clear subheading hierarchy. Every detail was considered for long-form readability and print output.
Full book interior layout, bold chapter opener spreads, drop cap styling, 2-level subheading system, running headers with chapter titles, mirrored page margins, page numbering, print-ready export.
If you're an author with a finished manuscript and need a professionally formatted interior that looks publishing-house quality I deliver that in Adobe InDesign.
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