Taryn Nergaard

Taryn Nergaard – Designer

✨ Internal book designer (paper and ebook) with 5+ years of experience. I love to design beautiful books that make your message shine! ✨

Overview

**Almost fully booked for April & May 2025**


First and foremost, I'm a writer, too! And it's my love for my fellow writers that started my journey of freelancing and helping writers self-publish their books. There's no greater feeling than hearing from an author who is writing book #2 because I helped make their first publishing experience stress-free and enjoyable.


We know how important great cover design is, but I love being able to create an interior that makes the whole book feel cohesive and enhances an author's message. Choosing the right fonts, adding creative elements, and fine-tuning all the typography is the kind of work I enjoy doing (even after a full day of being a mom of 4 and university student). Formatting requires an attention to detail that my brain loves!


With 75+ books under my belt, I have the expertise and experience to produce a beautiful, professional-quality interior that you and your readers will love! And with extensive experience self-publishing to KDP (Amazon) and IngramSpark, you can rest assured your files will be created to the exact specifications you need for print and ebook.


If you need some support through the process of publishing, don't hesitate to let me know that as well. I'd be happy to add consulting to our collaboration.


*Please note: Collaboration and communication are important to me, so for most books I require at least 3 weeks to design your book. This gives you time to review an initial draft and the fully formatted book and for me to make sure your vision is executed flawlessly. Please reach out in advance if you'd like to work with me!

Services
Fiction
Christian Fiction Middle Grade
Non-Fiction
Christian Non-Fiction Parenting & Families Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English

Work experience

Self-employed

Apr, 2019 — Present

We help authors publish books that stand out on digital shelves—without the stress and overwhelm.

Portfolio

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The Boundary Setting Guide

Prevost, J.L.

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Offsides

Scott, Lori Z.

Book Interior Design
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Finders of the Armor (The Royal Mystery Searchers Club)

Pietzsch, Uche

Uche Pietzsch

Book Interior Design
Book Interior Design
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Romantic Giving: Passionate Living Through Inspired Giving

Brian, Jared

Jared Brian

Book Interior Design
The Desert Between Us

Magruder, James C.

End Game Press

Book Interior Design
In Pursuit of the Promised Land

Hardy, Mike

Fusion Hybrid Publishing, an imprint of End Game Press

Book Interior Design
Book Interior Design
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Not Forgotten

Cross, Wendi

End Game Press

Book Interior Design
I Love You, Dad

Helen McIntosh

End Game Press

Book Interior Design
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The Sublime Soiree: God's Invitation to the Party of Your Life

Maynard, Linda

Linda Maynard and Sue Lindsey

Book Interior Design
Reviving the Ruins: The Reconstruction of a Fractured Soul

McCreary, Deborah J.

Rev. Deborah J. McCreary

Book Interior Design
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Uncrushed

Marshall, Beth

Book Interior Design
The Choices She Made

Felicia Ferguson

Book Interior Design
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God Is In Your Mess

Cindy Schmidler

Book Interior Design
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A Fifth of the Story

Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes

Book Interior Design
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The Inheritance

Costea, Laura

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Taryn has 9 reviews

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Alison W.

Alison W.

Mar, 2025

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Taryn was very kind and communicative. Her work is also beautiful! I couldn't have been happier with the final product. If I ever write a book again, I will definitely ask her to format it!
Kristine B.

Kristine B.

Nov, 2024

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Taryn’s attention to detail and expertise on my e-book project were second to none. I appreciated the constant communication throughout the project and how she completed it in a timely manner. I highly recommend Taryn!
Taryn N.
Thanks, Kristine! It was a pleasure to work with you!
Uche P.

Uche P.

Sep, 2024

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Taryn is an excellent book designer and I am thrilled with her work designing and formatting the interior pages of my book. She was extremely efficient and professional throughout and she delivered very quality work even earlier than the outlined deadline we agreed to. I would love to work with ...
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Taryn N.
Thank you, Uche. It was a pleasure to work with you!
Joelle P.

Joelle P.

Feb, 2025

Taryn was great! On time, professional, and did a great job :)
Jared B.

Jared B.

Feb, 2025

Working with Taryn has been a pleasure. Her feedback was great and the design was timely and creative. She was very flexible with a last-minute change. I recommend her for creating interior book covers.

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