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** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Newest links are added to the bottom of this page! ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Manuscript Format for publications I found the following article on manuscript format etc. for submitting to publishers. http://www.dm.net/~richard-parks/mss-prep.htm I learned a lot from this, so if your thinking of submitting a manuscript to a publisher, you might find it handy. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** If you find it hard to collate your chapters, you might want to try this FREE software. I use yWriter5 and it couldn't be easier (it even has a youtube video to guide you!) http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5.html From day one of your story/novel made easy, with export to pdf file double spaced and ready to go! Backup, and all regular features of a 'pay to buy' package with no fees at all! ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Self publishing? http://www.trafford.com/PublishingGuide.aspx This is a complete service, but have your cheque book ready ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** How to self publish - free guide http://www.ehow.com/how_107987_self-publish-book.html ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** lulu.com offers a free membership and you can even see what your book looks like finished! http://www.lulu.com/uk/publish/books/?cid=gb_home_nav_bk Step by step to upload your script, pick a cover, then d/l a printable copy... I tried it for fun (you can d/l then u/l one of their scripts if you don't have one yet, just to see what it looks like). ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Piers Anthony's page with updated notes on publishing sites. http://www.hipiers.com/publishing.html Useful if you are considering a publisher! ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Build a website with Ms Word in under 2 hours! http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=391847&seqNum=1 Free hosting from host-ed.net (use filezilla or similar for FTP management) ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Want to know how to start a novel? Here is a great way if you don't know your own way yet... http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/art/snowflake.php By award winning author Randy Ingermanson, Ph.D. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Manuscript Editing is made easy with this program on the net. It costs, but try a chapter or paragraph of your story for free trial. I didn't believe the amount of repeated words I used! http://www.autocrit.com/ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** If you tried to build a website in Ms Word in a previous link... You might want to learn how to build a professional site with HTML, CSS, etc... http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp FREE tutorials for all levels from basic to advanced! Certification is available, but at $75 per certificate, I prefer the knowledge and skills! ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Want a Logo or just some basic image editing? http://www.myimager.com/ It is all FREE on this site! Pop up adverts pay for it, so make sure you have "AdBlock Plus" or similar enabled ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** FREE website hosting and building with templates Choose which application you want free! This site even includes FREE Ms Wordpress (My free choice!), for any budding website developers! I can not find a better deal on the Net! http://www.limedomains.com/ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** This is a great tutorial on youtube by Jimmy Ruska. The right hand side of the page click "More info" and there is EVERYTHING you could possibly need by way of help-sheets and tutorial help. Go here to view the tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwQMnpUsj8I&NR=1 Complete tutorials and certification can also be gained at: http://www.w3schools.com/ FREE tutorials for all levels from basic to advanced! Certification is available, but at $75 per certificate, I prefer the knowledge and skills! I used them for my basic knowledge (You do not have to sit the exams and the courses are FREE!) ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** For all of you POETS! A good free site full of friendly poets and a great place to add your poems. You even get to choose the background (exceptional feature) so it looks like the work of art it is! http://allpoetry.com/ Paid membership will get you the ability to add photos and much more. As with all links here, I tried it before publishing the link! ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** The English trainer - Excellent blog! All the help you could need with written and spoken English... http://englishtrainer.blogspot.com/ ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** If anyone has any other helpful links, feel free to e-mail them to me, thank you! ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |