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Brian Jackson

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Born in Los Angeles in the middle of the last century, Brian Jackson has always dreamed of being a writer. After decades spent working in the computer industry, Brian retired early to pursue that dream.

Available in eBook is Brian's backlist of previously published and unpublished material. Brian's books are clever, exciting, and often written with a sense of humor.

Brian lives in the California foothills with his wife, published author Melanie Jackson, Alpine, the dog, and Snowy, the cat. ...more

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Creating Book Covers Workshop: 4 Loading Fonts and Using Text Effects

4 Loading Fonts and Using Text Effects

In this lesson, we will:

Learn about selecting fonts and using multiple text layers
Learn to align and center text
Load new fonts off the internet
Manipulate fonts with effects
View book covers as thumbnails

4.1 Choosing Fonts

When choosing fonts for your cover, you should opt for thick fonts that will show up well when the cover is displayed as a thumbnail image. Ye

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Average rating: 3.58 · 1,339 ratings · 182 reviews · 25 distinct works

	First Son 2.72 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thick as Thieves 2.22 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metropolis (Book of Dreams #1) by Brian Jackson (Goodreads Author), Melanie Jackson (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meridian (Book of Dreams #2) by Brian Jackson (Goodreads Author), Melanie Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Lust 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Destiny (Book of Dreams #3) by Brian Jackson (Goodreads Author), Melanie Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drained: A Vampire Plumber Romantic Comedy 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead of Night 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kiss 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Reich really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it.”
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