Would you judge a book by it's FONT?
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Would you judge a book by it's FONT?
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btw, chubby, the word is "its" not "it's".
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My advice is to plan your font and spacing (white space!) as carefully as you consider the cover. You want your readers to WANT to read your book, so you need to make it look like a quality book that is easy on the eyes.
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Or tiny print...
Actually, sometimes if the print is tiny I'm happy because the book is larger than I first thought.
Hey, in a series when you want answers...
Larger books equals a better chance for answers. Maybe.
I get a kick out of clever uses for unusual fonts.
Harry Potter is an example of this.
Would I want to read a whole book written in Dombledore's curly handwriting? No.
Was it fun in the book and did it work to pull me in even further? Yes.
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Plus, I just hate COMIC SANS, in general.
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I so agree! Comic Sans is awful. It's so childishstoppoppingtheP wrote: Plus, I just hate COMIC SANS, in general.
I like the default Calibri (body) -- that's pretty sexy, I think. So is Times New Roman. I also like Baskerville Old Face, but it's not great for prose. So yes, I would judge a book by it's font. But only initially. I'd still read it if it interested me