Crowdfunding to source capital for new businesses has become popular, especially for the independent new creatives (writers, songwriters, filmmakers, software entrepreneurs) who do not have access to traditional funding sources. Crowdfunding seeks a large pool of backers, each providing small
Scrivener 1.7.0.1 Beta Release for Windows announced
I have been aware of the progress on Scrivener 1.7 for Windows for the last couple of months and while presented to me as a bug-fix release, there are tremendous new capabilities for the Scrivener Windows platform including formatting presets,
Skill development for Indie authors
Independent (indie) writing and publishing is growing leaps and bounds. I or you can publish and sell a book without using an agent or traditional publisher, and without spending money to print a hard copy run. It is amazing how
Training while training adds an hour to my day
My physical training and exercise routine conflicts with my writing in terms of my desire to do both early in the morning; and writing usually wins out. I have written 350,000 words between books and blogs in the 2013, which
Restoring a WordPress blog post
I have been extremely impressed with WordPress since moving my blogs to WordPress several months ago. It is a true website, not just a blogging template. And there are a number of other reasons and benefits of having made the
Publishizer provides author crowdfunding
Many authors struggle to find the time and money to get their first or subsequent books published. It is a major reason so many books sit on the shelf even in this time of eBook self-publishing. Any author worth their
Book writing becomes more visual and interactive
Technology is changing the way we read, and therefore, the way we write. Previously, most books were physically printed and read cover-to-cover. Some books were organized as collections of articles or short stories and as an exception, a reader may
Launch of InkIT Publishing blog and website
With great pleasure, we are launching the InkIT Publishing blog and website. This blog replaces Steve Shouts Out and From Blake’s Bookshelf. The blog focuses on: Writing Publishing Technology platforms and apps for writing and publishing Soft launch The InkIT
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
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