Helping independently published authors get started doing their write thing…
What programs to use? What not to use? What can be done by ourselves, and when to call in the experts!
Dictation has become one of the topics among authors lately, ever since the Self Publishing Formula Podcast featured Scott Baker as a guest, and he extolled the virtues of Dragon NaturallySpeaking software. I know I've contemplated using dictation before, but never believed that I was a good fit for it. I did not think that …
Continue reading Taming the Dragon: Can Dictation Be the Key to Massive Word Counts?
This is just one of many stories swirling around the indie publishing community today and for the past week about Amazon's apparent crackdown on scammers. In a blog post from yesterday, indie published author Adam Dreece tells his story which would strike a lot of fear in anyone, but particularly someone whose books are enrolled …
I may seem to have been missing lately, although some of my fellow indie authors might see me in groups or on the usual haunts. I've had a few setbacks with getting my projects going. I work full time at a day job, and this writing gig is now assuredly a part time job. I'd …
Continue reading I’m Finally Almost Done With My Paperback Versions of The Inventor’s Son!
I've been wanting to do a tutorial like this for a long time. Anyone who may have downloaded my most recently reformatted eBooks or Kindle books surely must have noticed the difference between how they used to look and how they look now. The difference was in what programs I used to write and format …
Continue reading Using Scrivener for Windows and Sigil to Create an EPUB: The 3 Main Ingredients
There is a difference between uploading a book for immediate publication as opposed to doing a pre-order.
Even though I don't go to school anymore, that does not mean I haven't had to keep learning new things.
Apparently, Google Play Books didn't like my centering!
I wanted to try to get some good block quotes in my books as well, since in the story, my main character gets letters from his father that he has to use to glean clues as to where his father might be headed next.
This is the third part of an ongoing series regarding EPUB formatting, geared toward the adventurous indie author who would like to format their own books.
I've managed to create my first fully formatted EPUB, using The Inventor's Son: The Beginning as my experimental book.
SB James, Doing the Write Thing 