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Years ago, a knew a woman (we’ll call her Amanda) who wrote romances, but never actually submitted one. At a writers’ meeting, a mutual published author friend was talking about making money as a writer, and Amanda kind of snorted and said, “C’mon, you can’t make real money writing.” To which the author said, promptly … [Read more…]
First why are we talking about getting an ePub to validate? Simply because it is one way to assure that your ebook files can be viewed properly by readers. This doesn’t mean there won’t be any errors or weirdness, but it does help. Also, there are a few places that will reject epub files if … [Read more…]
The first step in how to format an ebook with Calibre is simple. Download Calibre! It’s a free and easy to use tool to both manage and build ebooks. How to Format an Ebook with Calibre Step 2: Add books– Just click the “add books” button. It will bring up a place where you can … [Read more…]
I’m always surprised by the way my mind darts about and what I find interesting. * There’s been a lot of talk about image copyright violations on blogs. Here’s a nice summary of the issue. * I’m a big supporter of libraries, but I wonder about this article… * While this is interesting (learning from … [Read more…]
I’ve had an incredibly busy month, personally and professionally, so this will be a short column with some quick, simple freelance advice I may extrapolate on in the future: -Keep track of your time, your efforts, your money and your expenses – be organized and on top of things enough to know what is and … [Read more…]