Tag Archives: tool

A time-saving tech trick for self promoters

If you’re in charge of your own online promotion, I’ll bet I know a way you could save some time and aggravation. Your book is available on Kindle, Kobo, Sony,…

StoryBook Editor: More Ugly Step-Sister than Cinderella Story

I am a writer who hates MS Word. Sounds paradoxical, you say? Not really. I won’t drag you through all of my reasons, but suffice it to say that as…

Assembling a codex of e-publishing frustrations

Dear Publishers and Authors: What can you not do with current e-publishing tools and technologies that is driving you nuts? You’ve been working for a while with HTML, CSS, EPUB…

Simple tools: file corruption

This article is a continuation of the earlier post, In praise of simple tools. Software tools form ecosystems unto themselves – writing tools included – but if you are a creative…

Apple’s iBooks Author may have a deadly hidden sting

The Apple iBookstore is a really easy place to buy and sell books, and many authors want to get in on that, so it makes sense that some might look…