Mustapha Abdus-Satar
Interior layout Design, eBook formatting, Print formatting
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Every creative has a core AI workflow. Here's mine:
Kimi AI, my thinking partner, editor, and late-night strategist.
What I use it for:
• Brainstorming book layout concepts when I'm stuck
• Refining client outreach messages (like the ones that actually get replies)
• Writing...
Me at 2 AM: still adjusting baseline grids because the chapter opener felt "half a millimeter off."
Client at 9 AM: "I opened the PDF and literally gasped. This looks like a real book."
Me: worth every sleepless hour
That's freelancer life. That's also why I do what I do — book...
This indie author told me their last book got rejected by KDP three times for "font not embedded" errors.
I rebuilt their file from scratch — proper font subsetting, print-bleed margins, and a reflowable EPUB that passed validation on the first upload.
Their words: "I didn't...
