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Post by schizophonic on Jul 18, 2009 20:06:02 GMT -5
So, like, if I were to post a couple chapters of my novel up here, are there any tips as to how I could do so and maximize legibility and the like? I rarely post more than a few paragraphs online because I hate hate HATE anything that even borders on Wall 'O Text (I see red when Fence 'O Text comes along....), so I don't really have a lot of experience with larger chunks.
Is this something that would be better handled as a download than in-line? I hate dealing with that crap if I can avoid it, because there's format concerns, virus concerns, and it makes the recipient DO more.
As yu can tell, I suck with logistics, so any help would be appreciated.
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Post by John E on Jul 18, 2009 20:17:24 GMT -5
PDFs are always handy.
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Post by skyfire on Jul 18, 2009 20:21:12 GMT -5
So, like, if I were to post a couple chapters of my novel up here, are there any tips as to how I could do so and maximize legibility and the like? I rarely post more than a few paragraphs online because I hate hate HATE anything that even borders on Wall 'O Text (I see red when Fence 'O Text comes along....), so I don't really have a lot of experience with larger chunks. Is this something that would be better handled as a download than in-line? I hate dealing with that crap if I can avoid it, because there's format concerns, virus concerns, and it makes the recipient DO more. As yu can tell, I suck with logistics, so any help would be appreciated. To begin with, are you sure that you want to directly post your material on-line? Some publishers are uptight about dealing with work that's already been published, and putting stuff up on the net can indeed be regarded as it having been "published." Beyond that, what you need to look at is how big each chapter is. You've got about 58,000+ characters you can put in a single post. Depending upon your writing style, that might be just a few paragraphs each. You may have to make each chapter be its own thread. Also, you must put at least one line of blank space between each paragraph and break for a new paragraph each time the speaker in a conversation switches to someone else. |
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Post by RavynousHunter on Jul 19, 2009 8:23:43 GMT -5
You could use a *.rtf (Rich Text file) if a PDF is too finicky. Most OS's either come with native support for them or have something freely available that you can read one with. Of course, if there isn't, you can ask me, and I can try my hand at making one. It'd give me something to do, which is always good.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Jul 19, 2009 10:10:20 GMT -5
When I do it, I keep this in mind: Paragraphs change with the subject & the speaker. Thoughts should be italicized. I don't know if we're on the same page here, but you said "legibility," so that's what I thought of.  |
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Post by RavynousHunter on Jul 20, 2009 5:12:59 GMT -5
Yeah, and avoid Wingdings.
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Post by schizophonic on Jul 20, 2009 13:38:14 GMT -5
When I do it, I keep this in mind: Paragraphs change with the subject & the speaker. Thoughts should be italicized. I don't know if we're on the same page here, but you said "legibility," so that's what I thought of. What's a paragraph? Also, is there any free software that will do PDF conversions? I currently have no way of doing that, but that's a great idea. |
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Jul 20, 2009 14:02:34 GMT -5
You're joking, right?
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Post by schizophonic on Jul 20, 2009 15:45:11 GMT -5
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Jul 20, 2009 18:46:15 GMT -5
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Post by John E on Jul 20, 2009 18:49:22 GMT -5
What program are you using to write your novel?
In my experience, most word processors have an option to save a PDF when you go to print it. In other words, you're printing the document, but you're printing it onto a PDF file rather than through a printer.
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Post by schizophonic on Jul 20, 2009 19:38:31 GMT -5
What program are you using to write your novel? In my experience, most word processors have an option to save a PDF when you go to print it. In other words, you're printing the document, but you're printing it onto a PDF file rather than through a printer. MS Office Word. Didn't see the option, but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I'll keep poking. |
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Post by John E on Jul 21, 2009 0:31:03 GMT -5
Word has that option (at least on my computer). When I hit "Print", there's a button in the lower left corner of the print menu that says "PDF."
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Post by Mantorok on Jul 21, 2009 3:35:38 GMT -5
I think the PDF options were added in Office 2007.
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Post by schizophonic on Jul 21, 2009 8:50:59 GMT -5
I think the PDF options were added in Office 2007. I've got office 2007. And John, I'm looking in the lower left of the print screen, and I'm not seeing it All I have are a properties button (Which rbings me to the "display"tab on Windows options) and the bit that selects what you print (Entire document, pages in range, etc.) |
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