I use the Chicago Manual of Style as my primary and de facto style guide when writing. I paid about $45 plus shipping for this book on Amazon. It costs $100 to pick up a copy here in Australia. The
Business Case for Chicago Manual of Style Online
My journey to the Adobe Creative Cloud for design and publishing
I have become fascinated by the technology to support writing and publishing. My first book Still Stupid at Sixty (published under the pseudonym Blake Stevens) was written in Microsoft Word and converted into Amazon Kindle format using Calibre. That is
Scrivener and Evernote – a perfect pair
Several weeks ago, I wrote a post on how Scrivener has more than tripled my writing productivity. I continue to optimize my writing workflow daily as I become more comfortable with Scrivener. While most of my writing productivity gains are
Writing code helps writing words
Early in my career, the only writing I did was code. I was an IBM mainframe and early IBM PC coder, mostly in Assembler and COBOL. I also wrote IBM PC BIOS routines and screen drivers for Louts 123. And
Tripling my writing productivity with Scrivener
First of all, I would not have believe it had you told me prior to using Scrivener that it would be possible to triple my productivity as a writer. But I am certain that my productivity has increased that much
Living in the cloud
As children, most of dreamed of living in the clouds and being able to look down at others to see what they were doing. Well, that has taken on quite a different meaning today with cloud computing. I am assuming
Service providers should understand client requirements, right?
I take great care in providing services to clients and do my best to serve them according to their needs. I have a hierarchy I always try to follow when serving clients: Client first My company second Me third I
Standing straight on social media
Many people like to point out the ills and negatives of social media, but then again, many people like to pretty much complain about anything and everything! Frankly, I dislike that type of attitude and that type of individual. Social