Tag: Formatting

• How?

  I’ve been getting a lot of questions that sum up simply as “how?” How do you write a whole novel? How do you write a series? How do you self publish? How do I book cover? Sales how!?! Simple questions often have a complex answer that seems discouraging but shouldn’t. I can, and  have, outlined…

  Y. K. Greene

  October 13, 2015

  Formatting, Living the Writing Life, Progress, Telling the tale, Writing

  backend bs, basics, blather, book covers, editing tips, Formatting, Help, writing, writing tips

• A Vital Reminder

  This last year has been a not so great time for me. I’ve spent a lot of time focusing on family (often at the expense of my writing) while my family minimizes my written work and suggests with full candor that I would be better off doing literally anything else. I might be a stone…

  Y. K. Greene

  July 23, 2015

  Backend, Formatting, Goals, Living the Writing Life, Progress, Scrivener, When Not To Pay, Writing

  blah blah, blathering bs, Delays, ebook, Editing, editing tips, Formatting, indie author, musings, Revision, When Not To Pay, writing, writing tips

• Amazon, Hachette and Smashwords

  So – I’m re-reconsidering Smashwords, for several reasons. First and foremost, though the meat grinder is still their prefered method of upload for new titles and though it still sucks mightly, there is now the option to upload checked epub files instead. I’ve yet to figure out how to create an epub that they’ll accept…

  Y. K. Greene

  May 29, 2014

  Books, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Telling the tale

  Amazon, backend bs, basics, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, Formatting, Hatchette, indie author, Smashwords

• Scrivener Series: Novel Project – Wallowing

  This is the second installment in my Scrivener Series, which showcases how I use Scrivener to write help me write entire novel series. Be sure to check out the previous installment (Bible) or check out my writing process post for a preview of what I’m going to cover next. Alright I’ve already mentioned that my…

  Y. K. Greene

  March 18, 2014

  Living the Writing Life, Progress, Scrivener, Writing

  backend bs, blah blah, blather, blathering bs, editing tips, Formatting, indie author, musings, writing, writing tips

• My Writing Process

  My writing process has changed. A lot. In the beginning I started out using a few books on the art and craft of writing novels and tried to follow along – often deviating about a third of the way through their recommended process as I got the hang of their method, made changes to suit…

  Y. K. Greene

  March 11, 2014

  Living the Writing Life, Progress, Writing

  backend bs, book cover design tips, book covers, ebook, Editing, editing tips, Formatting, naming, Revision, writing, writing tips

• When To Pay, When NOT To Pay: Book Baby Update

  I’ve previously mentioned BookBaby here in the “you’d have to be crazy to pay these prices for this ‘service’ which you could do just as well yourself for free,” column of my When To Pay, When NOT to Pay series. Things have changed though so I suppose it’s worth a quick update. The primary sticking…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 23, 2014

  Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, Marketing, Writing

  backend bs, BookBaby, ebook, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay

• Book Interior Formatting: Dotting Your I’s and Crossing Your T’s – Final Checklist

  Formatting. Every time I finish a book and start the process of formatting it for print, I have to run around and look at at a thousand different pages trying to remember everything I know about formatting. Every time, I end up looking up half a dozen new pages because I’ve lost or misplaced my…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 14, 2014

  Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, When To Pay When Not To Pay, Writing

  Ash of Ambitions, backend bs, book covers, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay

• Draft2Digital

  By now if you’re an indie publisher, author or hoping to pursue independent publishing in one way or another – you’ve probably heard of Draft2Digital. But just in case you haven’t, Draft2Digital.com is a publishing platform like Smashwords’ infamous meat grinder in that Draft2Digital (D2D) lets you take your unpublished manuscript, format it for various…

  Y. K. Greene

  January 7, 2014

  Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, Writing

  Amazon, backend bs, basics, Createspace, Draft2Digital, ebook, Formatting, iBook, Koble, Nook, publishing, Revision, Smashwords, Tips, writing tips

• Book Interior Formatting: The Dreaded Page Number

  Formatting. Everytime I finish a book and start the process of formatting it for print, I have to run around and look at at a thousand different pages trying to remember everything I know about formatting. Everytime, I end up looking up half a dozen new pages because I’ve lost or misplaced my bookmarks. Everytime,…

  Y. K. Greene

  December 3, 2013

  Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, When To Pay When Not To Pay, Writing

  Ash of Ambitions, backend bs, book covers, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay

• Book Interior Formatting: Getting Fancy

  Formatting. Every time I finish a book and start the process of formatting it for print, I have to run around and look at at a thousand different pages trying to remember everything I know about formatting. Every time, I end up looking up half a dozen new pages because I’ve lost or misplaced my…

  Y. K. Greene

  October 31, 2013

  Backend, Formatting, Living the Writing Life, When To Pay When Not To Pay, Writing

  Ash of Ambitions, backend bs, book covers, Formatting, indie author, When Not To Pay