Part 1

difficult for you when you are designing your
book.
The problem with doing this when you plan to
design your own book is that your book will not
use double spaces between lines. That means
you’ll have to remove them all or adjust the
tracking (the space between lines) once you’ve
Book design by Shawn M. Tomlinson
This is a two-page spread from Trying to Help People, a poetry collection
by Richard H. Nilsen. It illustrates an author’s introduction accompanied
by a photo of the poet.
Shawn M. Tomlinson • Page 14