For ease of discovery, this page provides a launch pad for all of my tips, tricks, and tutorials. There is duplication because some posts apply to many groups.
EPUB
Tips, tricks, and tutorials around EPUB development.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Basic Images Styles in EPUB | Basic image CSS styles and implementation for your EPUB. |
| Create Clean EPUBs using Calibre | Use Calibre and Markdown to generate consistent, readable, and exportable EPUBs. |
| Drop Caps in EPUB | How to implement Drop Capitals in an EPUB |
| Emojis in Your Manuscript | How to implement Emojis within your manuscript and maintain a consistent look and feel. |
| Realistic Text Messaging in EPUB | How to mimic Text Messaging for your EPUB. |
Manuscripts and Writing
Tutorials related to manuscripts and writing.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Black and White Space | How colour and greyscale images appear when you publish your manuscript in black and white. |
| Clean Manuscripts Using Markdown | How to make clean manuscripts by stripping out inconsistencies using Markdown and applying default styles. |
| Create Clean EPUBs using Calibre | Use Calibre and Markdown to generate consistent, readable, and exportable EPUBs. |
| Emojis in Your Manuscript | How to implement Emojis within your manuscript and maintain a consistent look and feel. |
| How to Normalise Your Manuscript | How to normalise your manuscript using Microsoft Word’s Find and Replace function. |
| Normalise a Manuscript in 4 Easy Steps | Cheat sheet for Microsoft Word’s Find and Replace function to normalise spacing in a manuscript. |
| Mobile Manuscripts | Tips and tricks on how to write your manuscript using mobile devices. |
| On the Subject of Names | Tricks to ensure readers find books on Amazon markets. |
| Realistic Text Messaging in Ebooks and Print | Creates a realistic look and feel for text messaging within a manuscript. |
| Roaring Twenties Slang | A lexicon of slang for the Roaring Twenties that appear in the works of Evelyn Chartres. |
| Spiral Development for the Literary World | A method of writing and revision that involves a series of cycles to refine a manuscript over time. |
Microsoft Word
Tips, tricks, and tutorials related to the use of Microsoft Word.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| How to Normalise Your Manuscript | How to normalise your manuscript using Microsoft Word’s Find and Replace function. |
| Normalise a Manuscript in 4 Easy Steps | Cheat sheet for Microsoft Word’s Find and Replace function to normalise spacing in a manuscript. |
| Microsoft Manuscript Madness | Microsoft Word oddities that may affect the preparation of a manuscript. |
| • Content Breaks | Types of content breaks and how their behaviour changes. |
| • Section Break Caveats | Section Breaks and the caveats surrounding their use. |
| • The Trouble With Page One | How page 1 affects its placement on a manuscript. |
| • Print Layout Versus Print Preview | The differences between Print Layout and Print Preview. |
| Realistic Text Messaging in Ebooks and Print | Creates a realistic look and feel for text messaging within a manuscript. |
| Word Takes Liberties With Your Images | How Microsoft Word compresses your images by default. |
| Free Your Diagrams From the Clutches of Microsoft Office | How to use Inkscape to free your diagrams and charts from the clutches of Microsoft Office. |
Tips and Tools
A more generalised set of tutorials delving into tips and tools for use as a writer.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Create Clean EPUBs using Calibre | Use Calibre and Markdown to generate consistent, readable, and exportable EPUBs. |
| Free Your Diagrams From the Clutches of Microsoft Office | How to use Inkscape to free your diagrams and charts from the clutches of Microsoft Office. |
| How to Get Your Readers to the Right Amazon Marketplace | Tools that ensure readers find your books on the correct Amazon market. |
| How to Normalise Your Manuscript | How to normalise your manuscript using Microsoft Word’s Find and Replace function. |
| Normalise a Manuscript in 4 Easy Steps | Cheat sheet for Microsoft Word’s Find and Replace function to normalise spacing in a manuscript. |
| On the Subject of Names | Tricks for finding names that fit an era. |
Note
Tutorials may appear without links. These entries are either being updated or have not yet been published.
