E-Book Rewrite Update

November 22, 2011 by Chris · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Lessons Learned, Research

I am now well into the research process for my e-book. I’ve entered all the text into a plain text editor. For focus, I used CreaWriter to keep my attention on the writing with a full-screen image. If you haven’t tried this, give it a go. It really does help. CreaWriter is free, so you have nothing to lose.

The book I am working on is a travel book that we originally self-published. As I go into this phase, I have to admit being a bit intrepid. With the economy the way it is, I’m sure some of our favorites places are no more. I’m dreading finding out which ones I will have to cut from my draft.

On the plus side, it is going quick. I’m finding a lot of info. I’m also doing some fact checking, which is always a plus. I don’t anticipate this phase taking too long. I nearly had one-quarter of the book researched in one evening. The part that I’m sure will be time-consuming is the formatting end. They don’t pay people for this task for nothing. Fortunately, one of the sites I’m using, SmashWords.com, makes the process very clear with a detailed user’s guide.

I’ve also chosen to go through Amazon Kindle Publishing. Slightly redundant, but you get right to the market you want to reach and what I see as the one with the most potential.

I’m excited about the prospect of publishing again. The sense of accomplishment will taste so sweet.

Tags: e-book, editing, rewrite