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I was referred to Carla to help me publish a book of my memories. Before selecting her, I asked if she would be willing to read the manuscript of approximately 140,000 words. As I intended to insert many (150) photographs in the book, I wanted her familiar with the stories. Not only did she read the manuscript, she scanned the 150 photos and inserted them in the appropriate chapters and pages. She then guided me regarding book size, paper stock, type style and font, cover design and much much more. She suggested a publisher that would provide a soft cover proof before doing the printing run. I found sixteen corrections going through the proof. The book would have had some glaring errors if she hadn’t insisted on this step. I have received numerous compliments on the quality of my book and the credit goes to Carla!”

Rick Balzer, “A Laguna Kid”

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Carla is my secret weapon for publishing books! She makes my books look great, but she is also a fantastic project manager. She keeps all the details and dates in order, reminds me of critical to-dos on all the platforms involved, and goes the extra mile to make sure the book comes out on time and in excellent shape. I recommend her to my book coaching clients all the time and will be using her myself again soon. She’s a top-notch pro!”

Blueprint for a Book

Jennie Nash, “Blueprint for a Book”

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In the crowded book publishing world, Carla is the real deal. She makes self publishing a book seamless! She explained the process clearly, laid out clear timelines, and patiently answered my many questions. Speaking of patience, she incorporated my (at times contradictory) feedback about the interior formatting and cover design with grace and professionalism.

Best of all, she creates beautiful, eye-catching book covers that stand out in a crowd.

I wholeheartedly recommend Carla, and am happy to share more details with anyone considering working with her.

Speak Up, Dammit!

Hope Timberlake, “Speak Up, Dammit!”

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After having a dreadful experience with my book layout, Carla saved the day. I knew I was in good hands the moment I met with Carla. She obviously knows the ins and outs of book design and book publishing. On top of that, Carla is a calm presence to work with, which is just what I needed.

I absolutely love my book design and am so proud of Onboarding Matters, thanks to Carla and her expertise. I highly recommend Carla’s services and look forward to working with her on my next book.

Onboarding Matters

Donna Weber, “Onboarding Matters”

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Someone once said – “Ability is a wonderful thing, but its value is greatly enhanced by dependability.” When our Foundation discovered Carla Green at Clarity Designworks, we understood the truth of this statement.

After a decision to write a book about our organization, research began to indicate that the writing part would be easy compared to the actual book design and publishing part. And even though self-publishing made sense for us, it too, appeared to be complicated and daunting. Good luck was on our side when Carla was spotted being interviewed online. Her quiet and gentle spirit, coupled with her amazing wealth of knowledge, prompted us to contact her. It proved to be the smartest move we made!

Carla worked by our side from beginning to end. She explained each necessary step in detail, always conscious that everything related to book design and publication was new to us. She made suggestions beginning with who to contact for early copy-editing all the way through to the finished exterior and interior layout, which she did herself. The finished product was amazing and something about which our non-profit Foundation is extremely proud.

Myself, and the entire Atascadero Greyhound Foundation Board in Atascadero, California highly recommends Clarity Designworks. Carla’s ability proved unparalleled and her dependability to create an amazing book is assured.

Lighthouse — Weapon of Rescue

Carol Freed Gobler, “Lighthouse – Weapon of Rescue”

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I had a book in me – and Carla took the words on the page and made them into the Amazon best-seller. Truly, she took my ideas on the cover and made them come to life. The interior layout was fantastic, including her creativity in my “30 days” at the back of the book. She was quick and timely and had things completed as promised. I highly recommend Carla and will use her again on my next book.

Dare to Be You, Cathy Alessandra

Cathy Alessandra, “Dare to Be You”

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As new authors we really required a lot of support to get through the publishing process and Carla was there every step of the way to give us input, feedback and timely turnaround of what was required to publish our book. She was very supportive and accommodating of our ideas and changes to get the look we wanted. Her internal formatting skill and creativity took the readability of the book to a whole new level. Overall, Carla was very devoted and went beyond in helping us get the book that we feel very happy with. If you’re going the self publishing route I highly recommend Carla and Clarity Design for simplicity, quality and affordability wrapped in one service!

The Science of Protection, New Mavericks

Raamon Newman, Sara Diehl, Paolo D’Angelo, “The Science of Protection”

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Carla was so helpful during the whole process of formatting the books and getting them up on line. She was very knowledgeable, calm, and willing to go the extra long mile for us. My husband has Parkinson’s so publishing on Amazon was quite an accomplishment for us, but a bit torturous for him to be on the computer. Carla was consistently patient with us, answering our emails and phone calls in a very timely manner. She was also very proactive, reminding us of things that still needed to be done. We were actually sorry when we were done with everything as we wouldn’t be talking to her so regularly anymore. We highly recommend Carla Green and Clarity Designworks for so many of your formatting and self-publishing needs.

The Upstairs Girls

Michael Friedman, “Nyala” and “Edarta”

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I greatly enjoyed working with Clarity and Carla to bring Conspiring with the Universe to a real book and a masterpiece! She is focused and caring! Every step of the process I was comfortable. You can trust Carla with your baby!

Mark Perinon, “Conspiring with the Universe”

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Carla was wonderful to work with. I am a first time published author and I did not have one clue as to how to get my book published. She guided me all the way through by phone, text, and email. I loved the video she produced for me on how to navigate the KDP website.

Grumpy Gus went from a late night inspiration to a real book. Thank you Carla!

Grumpy Gus

Donna Layne, “Grumpy Gus”