Book formatting is probably the easiest part of the self-publishing process. Even still, for those who haven't used Microsoft Word's formatting features, it can be daunting to figure out how it all works. We've listed the top few tricks for...
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Formatting Tips
Top 5 Things to Know When Working with a Formatter
We here at SGR-Pub have formatted a slew of manuscripts (both for our releases and for other publishers). And we also tend to see the same misunderstanding of what a formatter does, and how authors should work with them. If...
Book Setup
Managing Front and Back Matter in Scrivener
Scrivener is a wonderful program many writers use to set up and manage their books, screenplays, and research projects. Nearly every aspect of the program can be customizable, from the drafting settings to the export format. But with so many...
Formatting Tips
Using Compile Presets in Scrivener
Scrivener is a wonderful program many writers use to set up and manage their books, screenplays, and research projects. Nearly every aspect of the program can be customizable, from the drafting settings to the export format. But with so many...
Writing Tips
Top Formatting Hacks Scrivener: Our Most-Used Tricks
Scrivener is a wonderful program many writers use to set up and manage their books, screenplays, and research projects. Nearly every aspect of the program can be customizable, from the drafting settings to the export format. But with so many...
Writing Tips
Scrivener: Our Favorite Writerly Tool
Welcome to our newest blog series, all about the wonderful tool known as Scrivener. At SGR-Pub, we use Scrivener from the very beginning of the writing process all the way through formatting. It's the best $50 we've ever invested, but...
Book Setup
Getting Your Book in Print: IngramSpark
Last week, we talked about Amazon's CreateSpace platform, and how we get our books into paperback. This week, we're going to talk about the other tool: IngramSpark. Ingram vs. CreateSpace Ingram is the largest print book distributor in the world, and...
Book Setup
Getting Your Book in Print: CreateSpace
It's every author's dream to hold their book in their hands, right? Well, just like KDP and Smashwords are platforms, CreateSpace is a tool you can use to help put your formatted PDF or .doc into a printed book. It's...
Book Setup
The Smashwords Meatgrinder: Not As Scary As It Sounds
You'd think that Smashwords would've come up with a less grotesque name for the system used to convert .doc into the various formats they sell, but here we are with Meatgrinder. If you joined us last week, you read all...