Notes from the workshop
Guides, product notes and the thinking behind books that look like one book: character consistency, art styles, printing and self-publishing.
22 September 2026 · 6 min read
The two kinds of personalised children's book
The difference between a book with your child's name woven into a fixed story and one where your child is drawn on every page, and where each kind stops.
22 September 2026 · 7 min read
Journal and planner interior specs: trim, gutter, bleed
The numbers a journal or planner interior must hit at KDP, Lulu or IngramSpark: trim sizes, the gutter by page count, safe area, bleed and even page counts.
22 September 2026 · 8 min read
How to make and sell sudoku books on Amazon KDP
A practical 2026 guide to making sudoku books for Amazon KDP: a difficulty curve, single-solution grids, interior specs, a solutions section and upload.
22 September 2026 · 10 min read
How to make and sell journals and notebooks
A practical 2026 guide to publishing lined, dot grid and guided journals on Amazon KDP, Etsy, Lulu and print-on-demand: what sells, page counts, interior rules, covers, and the duplication trap that gets books removed.
22 September 2026 · 6 min read
How to make a picture book starring your child
A step-by-step walkthrough of making a personalised picture book where your child stays recognisable on every page, from a few photos to a print-ready PDF.
22 September 2026 · 6 min read
Dated or undated? Which planner to publish
Dated planners sell for four months and expire; undated ones sell all year and never do. The trade-offs, the numbers, and why the answer is usually to publish both from one plan.
21 September 2026 · 7 min read
How to make and sell 3D spatial puzzle books on Amazon KDP
A practical guide to cube counting, draw-the-views and build-the-solid puzzle books: picking a type, grading the book, checked answer keys and the interior.
17 September 2026 · 6 min read
Large-print crossword books: a KDP niche worth publishing
Who buys large-print crossword, why the demand holds, what large print means for the grid and its 14pt clue list, and how to produce one for KDP.
17 September 2026 · 6 min read
KDP crossword interior specs: trim, margins and clues
The trim sizes, margins, gutter and clue-list layout a KDP crossword interior needs to pass review, with the 14pt clue floor and an 8.5 by 11 trim.
17 September 2026 · 8 min read
How to make and sell crossword books on Amazon KDP
A practical 2026 guide to making crossword books and publishing them on Amazon KDP: niches, grids, large-print clue lists, a solutions section and upload.
14 September 2026 · 5 min read
How to make a word search with a print-ready answer key
How to make a word search with a clear answer key: the two solution styles, keeping the answer section compact, and how many answers per page.
14 September 2026 · 7 min read
Word search book niches that sell on KDP
Over 90 word search book niche ideas for KDP, grouped by theme, plus how to pick a niche and check real demand on Amazon before you publish a single book.