1) Do you still use scrivener? If not, then what do you use?
2) Do you use Google Docs (An MS product knockoff)?
3) What program do you use to write?
4) Which would you suggest?
I wrote my novella in OpenOffice, and it messed up the formatting when I imported it into Kindle Create. Since then, I've gone back to using Word as the processor and Create as the importer.
What would you suggest to streamline it?
Oh my, that brings up more questions:
If you use Kindle or Bookbaby, can you still use Bookfunnel?
You should create a step-by-step article on how to publish a novella.
I still use scrivener! There are a lot of alternatives out there these days, but I've been using it for over 10 years at this point. It is an incredibly good tool for writing, especially longer works, I'm just spoiled by it. However if you are looking for an alternative, Novlr and Campfire are two I hear recommended a lot.
I do use Google Docs but mostly for incidental things, like docs or sheets I need to share/collaborate on. I think my opinion could be summed up as "I don't hate it." 😂
My workflow is fairly standardized by this point: write in Scrivener to final draft; export to .docx file to send to my editor(s); upload final edited version to Atticus for formatting into an epub.
I've never used Kindle Create because I like having more control over the conversion process. If you have not tried Atticus or Vellum, I highly suggest them, they are not difficult to learn. Despite my difficulties with Atticus with THIS book, it's generally been super easy to use and has given me great epubs for uploading to the various distributors.
This is fascinating. I have a few questions.
1) Do you still use scrivener? If not, then what do you use?
2) Do you use Google Docs (An MS product knockoff)?
3) What program do you use to write?
4) Which would you suggest?
I wrote my novella in OpenOffice, and it messed up the formatting when I imported it into Kindle Create. Since then, I've gone back to using Word as the processor and Create as the importer.
What would you suggest to streamline it?
Oh my, that brings up more questions:
If you use Kindle or Bookbaby, can you still use Bookfunnel?
You should create a step-by-step article on how to publish a novella.
I still use scrivener! There are a lot of alternatives out there these days, but I've been using it for over 10 years at this point. It is an incredibly good tool for writing, especially longer works, I'm just spoiled by it. However if you are looking for an alternative, Novlr and Campfire are two I hear recommended a lot.
I do use Google Docs but mostly for incidental things, like docs or sheets I need to share/collaborate on. I think my opinion could be summed up as "I don't hate it." 😂
My workflow is fairly standardized by this point: write in Scrivener to final draft; export to .docx file to send to my editor(s); upload final edited version to Atticus for formatting into an epub.
I've never used Kindle Create because I like having more control over the conversion process. If you have not tried Atticus or Vellum, I highly suggest them, they are not difficult to learn. Despite my difficulties with Atticus with THIS book, it's generally been super easy to use and has given me great epubs for uploading to the various distributors.
Thank you very much for your input. I might look into Scrivener. I'm not too happy with create. Will Scrivener let you build covers for your books?