Reviews

As you can tell by the title, this is the second time I’ve used Teaberry Creative. Tara is a master at what she does. She’s a true professional who always completes the work in a timely fashion, and most importantly for me, is in constant communication via email, so that you’re never in the dark as to how things are progressing. I give her the highest recommendation possible.

I go to Tara and ask her to work her magic on my books. The cover and interior of the book make all the difference. She is an artist.

Teaberry Creative was recommended to me by a fellow author who used the service for her first self-published book. I could not be more pleased with the positive experience I had in getting my own self-published book formatted and ready for online publication. After spotting a few errors, Tara remedied them, and quickly. Tara is very creative and when she showed me the draft of her idea/vision for my book’s cover, I knew right away that it was going to be THE cover. She was a godsend by guiding me through the KDP publishing process as there were things I did not know about, at all. She is professional, knowledgeable, as well as a joy to work with on a project, and I highly recommend her. I’m currently working on my sequel and plan to go through Teaberry Creative again.

Tara is the very best that I have ever worked with. Period. She has awesome creativity levels, is completely professional, and unbelievably quick!

Absolutely first rate service! Prompt and magnificent in excelsis deo! I do endorse Teaberry Creative!

I thought I’d created a pretty nice cover for my new middle school life science textbook, but I just didn’t have the skills or patience to figure out how to meet the requirements at Amazon KDP. I accepted Tara’s bid (which was well below the other bid I’d received) to simply use my covers and create the spine – to Amazon KDP specifications. In no time, she shared her proposed cover. It put mine to shame! Of course, she kept the image I’d chosen, but the cover now has a real professional look. In addition, she shared some very good advice about the pros and cons of purchasing ISBN #s vs. accepting the “free” ones from Amazon. It was obviously important to her that I have a good chance of selling my book. It is easy for me to highly recommend TeaBerry Creative!

Working with Tara was effortless from the start. She made the whole process joyful. I felt as if she cared for my little book Hatched as much as I did — she seemed to delight in the process right along side me. Thank you, Tara, for your organization, professionalism, and patience with me as I found my way during the book creation process. I’m glad I found you and look forward to working together again!

I didn’t know how to describe the style I wanted for my book cover; I just knew that I wanted to include a couple of my photos. Tara was fantastic at helping me articulate it. She came up with several samples and I articulated my style by choosing the fonts I like. The next thing I knew, Tara came back with a draft design and it was beautiful! I expected to see text on white paper just like any other book, but Tara went above and beyond by including a patterned background for pages with text. It really took my book to the next level creatively. Being a photobook/coffee-table book, Tara’s design ideas made it the artistic expression that I hoped it would be. I highly recommend Tara, and I’ll definitely seek her help for my next book project.

Tara was a wonderful help in converting my ebook cover into a paperback cover. As a first-time author, there was a lot I learned through doing, and I had multiple things to add after the design was “final.” Tara was extremely quick in turning the revisions around and very patient each time I emailed about “one more thing.” I’ve worked with graphic designers for years in my day job, and I was very impressed by Tara’s professionalism and kindness through the process.

As a first time author, there are so many steps and questions along the way, that I really don’t know what I would have done without Tara!! She took my basic idea and made a cover design that I love. She also beautifully formatted the interior. She was very professional and prompt with her communication and tasks. I would HIGHLY recommend working with her!

Tara at Teaberry Creative was of immeasurable help to me on my first, self-published book on Kindle. Now, as I am just about to get my second out, there is no one I’d rather work with than Tara. She held my hand through the many decisions and stumbles as needed. My layout was challenging, but she evaluated what I was looking for and gave it to me. I recommend her highly. Ann Sheehan

Transitioning to the role of author, I had a challenging project. Writing pieces on planes over four decades, I became inspired after an extended caregiving effort to package them into a book. In 2020, I taught myself to draw and illustrated it (300+ drawings). I hired Tara to design the book cover, layout the extensive illustrations and content, and create the upload files for both print and eBook.

Tara’s process is seamless. The tools and her responsiveness to questions helped this first-time author. The book is, to me, perfect. I am very happy with the magic Tara worked on my first book.

I am a management trainer since 1979 and have created training booklets, coordinated national and international conferences, and have been published on the topic of customer service (Chapter 7, Building a Picture of Perfect Service, Best Practice in Customer Service, American Management Association Press, AKA AMACOM). My little company’s customer score is 98. I wholeheartedly recommend Tara!

After weeks of struggling with formatting my book for Kindle, I picked teaberry creative out of a list, and it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Tara sorted out my muddle, designed a cover and interior for my book that really surpassed my wildest hopes. She also went beyond the call of duty to help me get the final version launched on Kindle. I can’t imagine trying to publish a book without her.

The title says it all. I think that’s what separates Tara from others that do the same type of work. She is a master at her craft, but she took the time and attention to detail to address my specific needs. I never waited more than an hour or so for her to respond to my numerous emails. It seemed obvious to me that she cared about what I was trying to accomplish. This is the sixth book that I’ve published – some by the traditional method – This process was by far the easiest and the least expensive. Thank you, Tara. You’ve earned my business for all my future projects.

This was the first book that I have written. Because it is a book about movement it has a lot of images.I had intially wanted to do as much of the formating myself including the cover design but I came unstuck when I tried to use Amazon’s cover creator tool myself. I can’t tell you how frustrating that process want and I wasted almost on entire weekend trying to sort out the issue myself. I was so mad I wanted to throw my laptop out of the window.
That’s when i turned to Tara and Teaberry Creative for help and I am so very thankful that I did.I was intially concerned that my book project would be too ‘small’ for her attention but right away she reassured me that she was there to help whatever the size of the project and the result has been amazing. The cover looks amazing and I am just thrilled with how the interior has been improved thanks to having brought in a professional. I now have an print copy and ebook formats that are ready to do.
The whole process was very easy and well explained and Tara involved me at every stage. It was seriously good value and I shall definitely be turning to Tara and Teaberry Creative for help with the second book.

My husband wrote the book, The World is My Window, and finished it in April 2019, however, died of brain cancer within 3 months in September 2019. A friend of ours and I worked on the finishing touches of the manuscript, which my husband wanted to get published on Amazon. After running into some formatting problems, I decided to put this in the hands of a professional and choose Tara Mayberry for the formatting of the paperback and the eBook. She always had good advice, was very prompt and professional. Especially during the last steps of uploading the paperback book and the eBook to the KDP site, I had some trouble, never having done this before. Tara did the uploading for me. What a relief that was. I highly recommend Tara to anyone who needs to choose a book designer. I am most grateful to her.
Carmen Gertz

This was my first experience with self publishing and I needed help with my book cover and interior design. I’m so glad I found Tara! She was very professional and responded promptly to my questions. When people see my book, Being Human Is Hard: Choose Forgiveness, they are impressed. Tara helped me with both the paperback and the kindle version. I highly recommend Tara.

Tara was busy when I contacted her, gave me a date when she could take on my project, and was there as she said. Her support of my participation in the project helped me to understand every step of the way. I really like the outcome and recommend Tara without reservation. Thanks again!

I highly recommend Tara at TeaBerry Creative for manuscript preparation and e-Book publication services. As a first-time author, converting my recently released paperback to Kindle/e-Book was a little daunting. Tara answered all my questions, and provided a high-quality deliverable at a reasonable price in just a matter of days! I will be reaching out on future projects for sure!!

I had a great experience with TeaBerry Creative. I came to Tara with an old cover design that I loved, but the spine no longer fit my newly formatted second edition. She was able to work with me to figure out the correct size of the spine, and she edited it to fit the new specifications. Tara was very pleasant to work with, and I would definitely come to her again for any adjustments in the future.

Tara rescued me from the Kindle maze on book covers and was kind enough to follow through to published book. The cover she created for my brother’s last book was perfect. I highly recommend her. Her service is 5 stars!

I came to this totally green, never having written a book before. I contacted two individuals recommended by KDP, but both were too busy. (I contacted in order from list of suggested professionals.) When i contacted Tara, she responded promptly, gave great advice, & did a terrific job…ahead of schedule. I couldn’t be more pleased. Her work is flawless.

Like a Christmas elf working on a deadline, I needed a sizing adjustment to my cover art for a KDP publication. After contacting two designers who were too busy during the holidays, I was referred to Tara. She immediately responded to me with a very reasonable quote for the job and double checked with me to ensure I had given her the correct dimensions. In less that a day, I had the PDF I needed.

Thank you, Tara. You were my Christmas angel this season.
Sarah

After I edit a book, it is often daunting to send my clients into the world to find a formatting company that will create not only what they want, but what I want.
Not any more! Tara helps my clients create beautiful books.
The clients that have illustrated or intricate needs will be happy with Tara’s accommodating and flexible personality. She works hard to make sure that the client has a book that exceeds their dreams and expectations. She pays attention to details that an editor like me gets nit-picky about.
I plan to refer all my clients that need a top notch beautiful book to Teaberry Creative.
Thanks Tara, you are amazing.
Stacey Smekofske
Owner of Edits by Stacey

Having been delighted in working with Tara to posthumously publish our son Jason’s first novel “Dawn of All Things,” we have engaged her again to assist in publishing his second novel “Rapture: Or, Satan Wins Again.” Using her graphic design expertise, Tara was able to execute a cover that accurately reflected the title; the interior design was impeccable. Each book was created as both a paperback and an eBook, and all files were uploaded to the Amazon Kindle platform. We can’t thank Tara enough for making our son’s wish come true. Thanks again Tara!

Tara was great! She designed three book covers for me for a family genealogy series. I had a general idea of what I wanted and she was able to take some important photos and images I had and blend them into the covers. I wanted all of the covers to look like they were a part of a series and she pulled it off. She was responsive to my emails and I never had trouble reaching her with questions. I highly recommend Tara to anyone looking for a book cover designer! Scott A. Wallick

I hired Tara to do her magic in designing and constructing the cover for my daughter’s book, Souvenirs of Suffering. She was extremely helpful and patient with my pedantic requests for changes/modifications, and she created a beautiful work of art. My daughter and I are very pleased with her final results and were amazed at her affordable rates. Thank you, Tara!

I am so glad that I worked with Tara for the formatting and cover of my historical novel “Jenny is Free.” She was prompt and professional in every way, and I am extremely happy with the cover and interior of my novel. She is a very talented graphic designer.

My experience working with Tara was not only pleasant but the results were beyond my hopes and dreams. I’m so glad I found her. Thank you, Tara!

As a first-time author, I thought I could format my book myself. HA! I quickly learned that the process was far more complicated than I had imagined. Luckily, I found Tara! She shaped my book into exactly what I envisioned. She was infinitely patient, always responsive and amazingly creative! I highly recommend Tara to anyone who has a vision of a book they want to bring to fruition. It was well worth the investment! I look forward to working with her again on my next book!

My book was not the usual layout or size and required a bit of creativity inside as well as on the covers. Tara went above and beyond to make sure every single detail was correct and the uploads went smoothly. I love her ability to merge a topic with visual art that supports and enhances the words between the covers! Amazing dedication and commitment to excellence. I will definitely contact Tara when I am ready for my next book project.

Our son passed away a few years ago, and along with his list of passwords, there was a note asking us to publish his novel, Dawn of All Things, should he die first. Because he had difficulties in trying to find a publisher to take on his book, Jason asked that we use self-publishing service. As non-authors, we edited and formatted his novel many times, and began the search for self-publishers, finding their complexities to be overwhelming. Finally, after researching design specialists to get the book published, we found Tara Mayberry, who became our guide and expert. Tara took our son’s manuscript and related artwork, and in the space of a few weeks, turned our project into a sterling success; it is now on Amazon. Tara has been a delight to work with from beginning to end, and her results have been phenomenal, greatly exceeding our expectations. I know our son would be delighted! Thank you Tara!

I am extremely happy with the finished product. I liked Tara’s ideas and loved working with her. Her rates are reasonable. She is very professional and aims to please.

I was very nervous about how this process would go but it was an absolute pleasure to deal with Tara. She listened carefully to what I wanted and her design is beautiful. She gave me color and font choices that I could mix and match. As we approached completion, there were a few changes that needed to be made and Tara made them quickly and cheerfully. And her prices are extremely fair.

I couldn’t be more delighted. I will plan to use her for my next book. She has my highest recommendation.

Thank you Tara,
Janet

Tara is truly amazing. After almost a year and six thousand dollars wasted in trying to get my finished manuscript ready to go on Amazon by hiring 8 different editors, formatters, and publishers, I was lucky enough to find Tara. She did a perfect job in 4 days for a very reasonable price. I could barely believe how great the book looked after she finished it. It was done to perfection and unbelievably attractive and professional looking. Thanks Tara, you are the best ever!
Fred

I consider myself extremely fortunate to have found Tara Mayberry to design my paperback and ebook covers as well the interior design of my book. As a first time author, I knew very little about the process. Tara’s expertise was a godsend. Tara is creative, thorough, intuitive, dependable, and thoughtful. She was extremely responsive to all my questions and concerns, and her patience was remarkable, and she was friendly and considerate throughout the entire process. I was very happy with the final product and the entire experience of working with Tara. I highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for someone to whom they can trust their work.

Tara designed the cover and also did the formatting for both the Kindle and paperback versions of my new book, “The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Conscious Living”. For a sample of her work, feel free to do a Look Inside my book on Amazon:

I had shopped for several weeks for the right cover designer and knew Tara was the one after seeing some of her other work. She knows her business, is highly creative and a consummate professional. She is also efficient, responsive, affordably priced, and a real joy to work with. I feel very fortunate to have found her. Thank you, Tara. 🙂

There are many choices for obtaining help designing a book cover and laying out the interior of your book. I am thrilled that I happened upon Tara Mayberry! She was professional, prompt, responsive, detail oriented and creative. My book required a tremendous amount of revisions and Tara not only hung in there while we refined all of the details, she went above and beyond. If you do business with Tara, consider yourself to be a very lucky author.

The process was very professional, with a friendly touch. Tara responded quickly and made changes in a timely manner, and sometimes within minutes! She created our cover and formatted the interior. This was such a wonderful experience! We are beyond pleased with the results!
We were very picky and kinda demanding, but she never, ever, made us feel that way. Her patience is unending and we appreciate that trait enormously. Don’t worry about asking for all the little changes, she will take care of all of them until you are satisfied. Do not hesitate to contact Tara for your book, I can promise you will be very happy. We are!

I found Tara a pleasure to work with. She made many good suggestions to improve the look of my manuscript and found several mistakes that had slipped by me. She has an attention to detail that I admired. I also appreciated her patience—if there was a problem, she kept at it until the situation was resolved. I would recommend Tara for all your formatting needs.

Tara did a fantastic job with the cover and interior design for our book. She also provided the e-book conversions for both .epub and .mobi file formats. She was professional, responsive, and patient with our questions. Her communication was outstanding, and she worked with us to realize our vision for the novel. We will definitely work with her on sequels and future works.

Tara is a joy to work with. When I started the process of searching for covers for my three books for homeschoolers, I didn’t have a clear idea of what I wanted. Tara was able to home in on the elements that were important to me and find ways to convey those ideas with eye-catching designs. She was patient as we refined font, art, and color. And her communications were clear and prompt. I love these covers and look forward to working with Tara on my future projects!

When Createspace ended its professional services for formatting and cover design, I was at a lost to fulfill that tremendous void, until I found Tara Mayberry of TeaBerryCreative. She produced the best book cover of all the eleven novels I have so far published and she did it with a simple description of what I had in mind which turned out to be fantastic. All of my future novels will go though the TeaBerryCreative process with the expectation of a super product. I highly recommend Tara Mayberry to any author who needs book formatting and cover design for trade paperback and Kindle ebook.

Tara is the best!! A rare resource.

She is so quick and so talented, she makes everything about book design easy.

She has handled my irritating questions and bad design concepts with grace. She interacts with printers effortlessly — it’s like she is a member of some international guild of print professionals. You can’t go wrong working with her.

Over the past five years I have worked with TeaBerry Creative for my book and cover design, marketing collateral and now website design. I couldn’t be more pleased. Tara always listens to my ideas, as crazy as they sometimes are, and produces beautiful, memorable graphic images that meet my needs. Whether we hit the right approach immediately or it takes several iterations, she is always polite, patient and efficient. The end result is invariably stellar. My only hesitation in writing this honest review is that eventually her schedule will fill with so many clients who discover for themselves what a creative, consummate professional she is.