Microsoft Word is the standard in the publishing world. Editors use it to comment and mark up manuscripts. It’s a great piece of software when it works the way you want it to. When it doesn’t, it feels like an eternity in hell trying to get your manuscript just the way you want it. One of the things that I …
I lack… Focus.
I admit it. I’ve been having a hard time concentrating on my writing for the past few days. Last week, I had a mini writing retreat from Monday afternoon through Thursday morning. I accomplished a lot in those three days, but I’ve been struggling to get back into the swing of things now that I’m home.
So, it’s time to pull out some of my secret weapons. (Okay, they’re not that secret, but they work for me.)
Formatting for Createspace with Nisus Writer Pro
I recently purchased Nisus Writer Pro ($79), and I used it to format my latest book for Createspace tonight. I set my stopwatch and I’m happy to report that it took me 1:28:48.07 to format the entire book. There was a phone call from my grandma in there too, so let’s just say it took me an hour and twenty-one minutes. Want …
Setting up A Custom Page Size on a Mac
How do I adjust the page size on a mac? It’s always hard to do switch operating systems on computers. Menu items aren’t where you’d expect them, and it can be a struggle to do what used to be the simplest thing. 1) Go to File>Page Setup (I used Pages 5.5.2 for this example, but this is in the same place …