Victoria Heath Silk – Designer

Combining an arts background with a career in publishing, I specialise in book covers, internal book design (typesetting, for print and ebooks), and online promotional graphics for books.

Books are my absolute passion and, because I'm lucky enough to be doing my dream job, I pour my all into every project. My design work tends to have a literary leaning, but over the last 10+ years I've worked on all sorts of genres – from novels to poetry collections, history books to anthologies, graphic novels to photo books – for renowned publishing houses (like Bonnier), indie presses (like Women’s Prize-shortlisted Myriad), and indie authors from all over the world.

If we work together, you can expect a friendly, smiley person (always helps, doesn't it), full of useful knowledge of self-publishing and always on hand to help you through the process, with prompt delivery too.

COVER DESIGN

• At least 5 front cover concepts for you to choose from

• Tweaks to your chosen design, to create a really perfect final cover (front, back and spine)

• Print-ready and ebook-ready final files

• Once our project has finished, I'll still be available to make any little future changes — should you need to add a glowing endorsement from, say, the New York Times to your front cover (this recently happened to one of my Reedsy clients)

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PROMO GRAPHICS

• Using elements from your cover design, plus a 3D mock-up to advertise your book on socials and/or Amazon

• Can include grid-, story- and post-sized images for socials, and A+ content for Amazon

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INTERNAL BOOK DESIGN, aka TYPESETTING (for print and ebook)

If you're looking for a really professional finish on your book (which seems logical considering how long you've spent writing it), then using a professional typesetter is kind of a must. Curiously, you know that the typesetting is good when you don't notice the layout as you read!

• Sample designs for your book layout (including body/title fonts, detail illustrations, etc) ensuring a seamless reading experience

• Checking all the essential info is in there, in the right places

• PDF proof to send to your proofreader

• A round of corrections

• Guidance for KDP / IngramSpark / B&N / Lulu / trad printer etc

• Print-ready and ebook-ready final files

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That all sounds pretty neat, right? Hit me up with your requests. . . And don't be afraid to ask as many questions as you like!