The Book Formatting Formula

Stop Letting Formatting Frustration Steal Your Writing Time!

Hi, I’m Julia Scott, founder of The Book Formatting Formula. As a formatter and author (writing fiction as Julia Sereynne), I know you’ve poured your soul into your manuscript. But wrestling with software to make the interior look professional shouldn’t be the hardest part!

My premium guides and resources are designed to give you the skills and shortcuts needed to create beautiful, industry-standard book interiors with confidence and ease.

Ready to ditch the headache and finally prettify your pages?

Formatting Courses

Stop wrestling with software and start creating beautiful books! The Book Formatting Formula guides and toolkits are designed to give you the exact steps and design know-how to produce professional interiors quickly and confidently. Whether you need to master industry-leading tools like Vellum, leverage free options like Kindle Create, or simply understand the core principles of great design, these resources provide the focused, expert guidance you need. Choose your path to pretty pages below.

Formatting Foundations

Go beyond just clicking buttons and truly understand the why behind professional book design. This essential guide covers the core principles – typography, page layout, image handling, and book structure – that apply no matter which software you use. Learn the foundational rules to make informed design choices, ensure readability, and create a book interior that feels polished and cohesive from the first page to the last. (Includes PDF + Explanatory Video Links)

Format Your Book with Vellum

Master the industry’s gold standard for fiction formatting. This step-by-step guide (with video walkthroughs) shows you how to leverage Vellum’s intuitive power to create stunning, professional print and ebook files in minutes, not hours. Learn the efficient workflows and design tips to produce flawless results effortlessly, whether you’re on a Mac or using Windows via the cloud. (Includes PDF + Step-by-Step Video Links)

Format Your Print Book with Microsoft Word

Tired of fighting Word’s formatting quirks? While Word wasn’t built for book layout , this guide provides the most effective, step-by-step method to navigate its challenges and achieve a clean, professional print interior. Learn how to correctly structure your document, use styles effectively, manage page breaks, and export a print-ready PDF, complete with video walkthroughs to overcome common hurdles. (Includes PDF + Step-by-Step Video Links)

Format Your Ebook with Kindle Create

Create polished, functional ebooks for free using Amazon’s own software. This beginner-friendly guide (with video support) walks you through preparing your manuscript and using Kindle Create to produce clean ebook files quickly and easily. Perfect for creating ARC copies or getting your ebook live without investing in premium software. (Includes PDF + Step-by-Step Video Links)

Image Magic: Preparing Graphics for Your Book Interior

Stop worrying about blurry images or licensing issues! This focused mini-guide teaches you the essential secrets to sourcing, legally licensing, correctly sizing, and prepping graphics – from chapter art and scene breaks to maps – for crisp, professional results in both your print and ebook interiors. (Includes PDF + Tutorial Video Links

Design Shortcuts: The Pretty Pages Look Book

Overwhelmed by font choices and layout decisions? This look book is your visual shortcut to a stunning book interior perfectly matched to your genre. Discover professionally curated styles covering popular fiction – from Dark Fantasy to Cozy Romance. Each example provides instant inspiration with image ideas, specific commercially licensed font pairings (including links!), and mockups showing the style in action. Save hours of design guesswork and ensure your book looks polished and genre-appropriate. (Includes Premium PDF)

Work With Me

Prefer to focus on writing and leave the technical details to an expert? I offer professional formatting services to transform your manuscript into a beautifully designed, reader-ready book (print and ebook). I also provide formatting reviews for authors who want an expert eye on their DIY work before publishing. Get polished results without the hassle.

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About Julia Scott

Julia Scott is an indie author who writes magical, immersive stories filled with adventure, romance, and wonder as Julia Sereynne.

She is also obsessed with book design, and became a book formatter in 2019, helping self publishing authors bring their stories to life with beautifully formatted interiors.

The Book Formatting Formula followed soon after, as she wanted to help simplify the process of book formatting for those who wanted to go the DIY route.

Find her on Instagram @thebookformattingformula

Contact her directly at tbff@withinwildhaven.com