As a self-publisher who wants his stories to be spread far and wide and available in all markets, I have been spending an uncomfortable amount of time struggling with the ebook formats. I wish I could love them as much as some of my readers do. I think my problem is that I’ve fallen in… Continue reading Caught Between Paper and Bits: Scene Breaks
Tag: Novel
InDesign vs Word for Book Layout
For the past few days, I’ve been learning InDesign by diving in and laying out my next book, due out probably March 2009. This post is a first impression, considering I’m just learning with less than a week’s exposure to it. Five previous full size books were laid out using Mac Microsoft Word 10, so… Continue reading InDesign vs Word for Book Layout
From Lake Michigan to the Frigid Sea
My most recently written novel, with most of the action taking place on Lake Michigan, has been sent off to the reviewers, so it’s time to fold up those brain cells and put them over there and turn to another project until the marked up review copies come back to me. A novel I haven’t… Continue reading From Lake Michigan to the Frigid Sea