🌾🗡Resources I used for The Princess and the Blade Book 1

Hi guys! It's me, AiTommy✨️

I’m going to document almost all the assets I used in creating this book on this blog! I will update this post regularly until I publish my book📖

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Softwares

• Google Docs for writing

• Scrivener(Ver 1.9) for outlining

• Milanote for outlining and gathering references, links, and images

• Clip Studio Paint EX for drawing

• Affinity for formatting(it's free!!)

• Canva for making promotional materials

You can make images like this!

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Videos/Course/Posts About Self-Publishing

• https://www.reddit.com/r/selfpublish/ - I've learned so much about self-publishing, mainly through this subreddit! There are so many great posts about breaking down the process of self-publishing and marketing.

• Publish Your Novel: Self-Publishing & Marketing Masterclass - I purchased this course because it was on a 90%-OFF sale and I liked the teacher, Bethany. But I think you can learn pretty much anything through YouTube and other websites.

• Bethany Atazadeh - YA Fantasy Author

• BooktokGuide

• How to Use Affinity Publisher to Format for Paperback & Hardcover

• Affinity Publisher Tutorials(YouTube Playlist)

• The Self Publishing Checklist

• Self-publishing on Amazon KDP: a step-by-step guide

• The Follower Funnel Method: When You’re Starting From Zero as a Self-Published Author

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Fonts

• FoglihtenNo07 by gluk

• Wonderia(referral link) by Keithzo(technically a paid font but if you sign up for Creative Fabrica(also a refferal link!) for the first time, you can download 10 assets for free)

• Cormorant SC by Christian Thalmann

• Cormorant Garamond by Christian Thalmann

• Macondo Swash Caps by John Vargas Beltrán

• Garamontio Capo by Michele Casanova

Michele made a blog post about the making of Garamontio Capo. You should check it out!

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Clip Studio Assets

• リボン付ツタ柄アンティーク枠

• アンテイーク葉飾り枠枠違い6種

• 花後光・参

• 月星飾り

• Dagger 3D model

• Rapier 3D model

• I_LOVE_LONGSWORD_!!!

• 木刀 3D (Wooden sword 3D)

• アナログっぽく描けるブラシ

• アールヌーボー様式のシンプルなフレーム (Art Nouveau Simple Frames)

• アンティークリボンセット (Antique Ribbons Set)

• ガーゼぼかし・削り

• Italian Renaissance Patterns

• 装飾リボンブラシ (Ornament Ribbon Brushes)

• YYR プリズム ハロー ツール (YYR Prism Halo Tools)

• 手描きプリズム改 9種

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Other Assets

• Ophelia's Crown by 井上のきあ (I purchased the physical book, but you can download a similar asset pack from their Pixiv booth.)

• Frame Design by TOPECONHEROESダーヤマ

• illust AC

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Commissioned Artists/Editors

• Mj Smith - Bate Reader

• Kochidesign - Logo designer

• I haven't received the edited manuscript yet, so I will credit their names after I finish reviewing it!

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I hope these resources help you in some way, shape, or form!