My Novel Is Terribad
tl;dr: Framemaker is a great large document management program, and everyone should use it.
There is a significant segment of the population, even among writers, that has no idea about Adobe Framemaker. That’s a shame, since these people are really missing out on the unique blend of power, capability, and frustration that is provided by Framemaker.
To be fair, Framemaker isn’t a swiss army knife or a nuclear weapon. Rather, it [...]
Boring Ramblings,
My Novel Is Terribad
tl;dr: Layout and content are separate tasks.
So I started this as a part of my ramblings on why the new WordPress might be hindering my blogging efforts. Like any good unplanned rant, it grew and grew until it was unwieldy and directionless, taking up paragraphs and paragraphs of content in an unrelated post, while at the same time, saying nothing.
So I did [...]
My Novel Is Terribad
tl;dr: Progress on a rewrite is a lot slower than initial drafts.
I’ve had a 50,000 word novel* hanging around a while. One of my editors got back to me with great feedback, and the other has been drafted into the armies of the damned, and they don’t have cell phones. I’m sure he’ll get back to me with edits on my draft just as soon as their [...]
My Novel Is Terribad
tl;dr: Subversion is awesome and every writer should use it.
To put it simply, version control systems should be taught in every Professional & Technical Writing curriculum available. These systems, long the province of programmers, system admins, and guys who hang out in their mother’s basement but aren’t bloggers, have a variety of very useful tools for writers.
Now, to be fair, all of the features that [...]