Taryn Nergaard

Taryn Nergaard – Designer

Internal book designer (paperback and ebook) with 5 years of experience who loves to design beautiful books that make your message shine! ✨

Overview

First and foremost, I'm a writer; and it is my love for my fellow writers that started my journey of freelancing. Since 2018, I've been helping writers with websites, graphic design, book covers and formatting, email marketing services, and anything else my community needed help with.


While I love being a "jack of all trades" who can solve all the problems for my fellow writers, I quickly discovered a passion for 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.


As I've continued to lean into this passion, I found that my absolute favourite part of the publishing process is designing and formatting the interior of a book. 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!


We know how important a great cover design is, but I love being able to create an interior that makes the whole book feel cohesive and enhances the author's message.


With dozens of books under my belt, I have the expertise and experience to produce a beautiful, high-quality interior that your readers (and you!) will love!


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
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

Uncrushed

Marshall, Beth

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The Choices She Made

Felicia Ferguson

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Offsides

Scott, Lori Z.

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God Is In Your Mess

Cindy Schmidler

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A Fifth of the Story

Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes

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Secrets of the Disappearing

Parkinson, Rebecca S.

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The Inheritance

Costea, Laura

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Deep Dive

Kubasiak, Eva

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Beyond the Danube

Avram, Adina C.

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Taryn has 6 reviews

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Jack B.

Jack B.

Nov, 2024

I ran into some unexpected format issues when attempting to submit my book to KDP. Each time, Taryn helped me correct the issue until there were none. Taryn had the knowledge I was looking for. Good job, and thank you.
Taryn N.
So glad I could help, Jack!
Kristine B.

Kristine B.

Nov, 2024

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

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 her again!
Taryn N.
Thank you, Uche. It was a pleasure to work with you!
Kat P.

Kat P.

Jul, 2024

Taryn was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was responsive to my preferences and made suggestions to provide a clean presentation of my book. I highly recommend Taryn and her skillful professionalism. I also have to say that I felt her pricing was reasonable for my project.
Deborah M.

Deborah M.

Jun, 2024

My experience with Taryn was outstanding. She is professional, very responsive and a joy to work with! And, I now have a lovely, formatted project! Many thanks! I highly recommend her!
Taryn N.
Thank you, Deborah. It was a pleasure to work with you!

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