Galleys!

My attempt at NaNoWriMo was an abject failure. At midnight on November 30th, I had only 46,100 words (although a quarter of them were written on the very last day).

But layout is more fun than writing anyway. After I finished my novel (one day late), I decided to lay it out and typeset it. No one can ever read my book, but if you could, here's what it would look like:

The bastard title

The title page.
Yes, it's called Burn After Writing — as in, no one shall ever read it.

Closeup: Look ma, I have my own imprint!

The copyright page and dedication.
The copyright page says things like, "Any resemblance to actual person(s), living or dead, companies, events, or locales is purely — oh, who am I kidding? It's all true. Really."

First page of the author's preface

A spread showing the chapter head.
Text is set in 10/12.5pt URW Garamond No. 8.
Trim size: 5.5 × 8.5"