August 2008
AugustAug 30 Saturday 08
ePublishing with PDF
One of the simplest ways to ePublish your manuscript is by saving it as a PDF document. These files can be uploaded to many of the websites that sell eBooks, they are compatible with most of the eBook Readers available, and they can easily be attached to an email or …
AugustAug 17 Sunday 08
Hypertext Links in your eBook
The most basic structure of any HTML file is the division of paragraphs, the <p> tags. Next we divide sections and chapters with Headings, <h>. Simple enough. You can also use specific headings and set their style in a stylesheet by using numbers <h1>,<h2>,etc. Now we …
AugustAug 11 Monday 08
Basic HTML tags
If you convert your manuscript into an HTML file, and then open it in a basic text editor, you will notice a lot of confusing tags - those things within the <>. Most are not at all necessary to a basic web page. They are formatting tags. In HTML all formating of the …
AugustAug 8 Friday 08
Simple ePublishing
If you want to get your manuscript out to a wider audience it has never been easier to do. The most simple way is to post it here on Blogger. Sign up for a free blog, copy and paste your manuscript into the compose frame, hit publish, and you are on the Internet. Blogs …
AugustAug 6 Wednesday 08
Get New Eyes: Lots of Them
After you have perfected your manuscript, and it is as perfectly wonderful as you can make it, it is time for some new eyes. Yours are probably a bit blood shot by now. You have read your manuscript a hundred times. It gets to the point where you are really not reading …
AugustAug 3 Sunday 08
Welcome
Welcome to the underground press blog. Here you will find news and opinions on the literary world: publishing, writing, reviews, comments, and tips. If you are a new writer trying to break into the industry, or an old pro, there is something here for you. I don't want …