[khalleron]

So, many of you know that I'm writing a novel. I intend to offer it as ebook for free to anyone who'll read it, but since most of my friends don't have ebook readers, I'm also planning to do a POD on CreateSpace for those who'd rather have a paper copy.

I'm learning some typesetting stuff as I go along, but I'd really like some opinions from those who know more than I do about that. I'll attach the first two and half chapters I have done in PDF for anyone who'd like to give me pointers.

Cover art - I really don't know where to begin. I'm a complete newbie (actually, what comes before newbie?) with any kind of photo or graphic design software. I mean, I know absolutely nothing and am not at all visually artistic in any way. I know what I like when I see it, but have no idea how to do it. I really like some of Moejoe's stuff that I've seen on other threads - I like his approach (I hate character designs, too. In my writing, I only give the minimal necessary physical descriptions, letting the reader imagine my characters themselves. I think character photos destroy that process), so something simple and iconic would be right up my alley, but I really will need help on this, please.

It's a historical novel, set in 1850s Kentucky and 1880s California, if that helps at all.

I do wonder if the Title Page might have too many swirly things on it.