I used to read a lot more writing magazines than I do now. Now I’m down to just one and am always amazed at the diametrically opposed advice columns which run over the course of a year. There will be countless interviews and advice snippets from authors with one or two books under their belt stating “read constantly” and “ don’t watch TV.” Later in the same year you will find snippets from someone like … Good Writing Equals Good RadioRead more
Publishing
Blogs about writing and the publishing industry.
Posted inPublishing
Automatic Concordance File Creation
Wanna be technical writers search in vain for this pink Unicorn. You see, the ugliest part about writing a technical book is creation of the index. Normally this involves a lengthy reading process where you select each word with the mouse and do a bunch of manual clicking and keying to create some hidden codes in the document file. These hidden codes will then be processed when the users chooses to “create index” and, in … Automatic Concordance File CreationRead more
Posted inPublishing
Are You Really Paid and Are They Really Unpaid?
Every now and then I actually get round to reading some of my writing magazines. Today, I got around to reading a portion of the October 2010 issue of “ theWriter.” I started off by reading the debate over blogging article and was unswayed by the “con” side of the argument. Yes, any time I spend writing for here is time I spend not getting paid to write. Yes, I could use a different blogging … Are You Really Paid and Are They Really Unpaid?Read more