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Recommended Mac Text Editors: Judge by Manuscript Management, Not Editing Speed
Once the number of files grows, judge an editor on two connected questions: can you keep the manuscript and re […]
Handle a Large Novel in a Text Editor by Defining the Functions That Must Survive
A large manuscript does not need every visual aid to remain active. It needs the work required by the deadline […]
Converting to UTF-8: The Three Steps and What to Check at Each One
Converting a Shift_JIS or other non-UTF-8 manuscript to UTF-8 has three conceptual stages: decode the source b […]
Automatic Shift_JIS Detection in a Text Editor, and Where It Stops Being Reliable
When you open an old manuscript, you do not choose the encoding — the editor guesses it. That guess is usually […]
The Two Tables of Contents in a KDP Book, and Why You Only Build One
For the table of contents that appears inside a KDP book, treat it as a page in the book's reading order […]
Keeping Images from Vanishing in KDP Submissions
Adding a body image or illustration for KDP has four stages: place the image file, insert it into the manuscri […]
The Pre-Submission Checklist for KDP: Contents, Cover, and Colophon
Before submitting to KDP, do not mix contents, cover, and colophon into one undifferentiated “required” list. […]
EPUB Conversion: The Two Checks That Have to Happen
An EPUB with contents and a cover is not complete when export finishes. Check for missing input before export, […]
Placing the Cover, Title Page, and Contents Where You Want Them in an EPUB
In the tested rune Studio workflow, the title page and the contents page could be moved, while the cover remai […]
Choosing a Mac Text Editor: Split Views Are Not the Criterion, Remembering Them Is
Plenty of editors split the window. The difference that matters is not whether it splits but whether it rememb […]
From a Mac Text Editor Straight to EPUB, Without a Second Application
Moving from a Mac text editor to EPUB output requires more than confirming that the prose was copied. Check wh […]
Choosing a UTF-8 Text Editor on Mac for Converting from Shift_JIS
For a Shift_JIS-to-UTF-8 job on a Mac, choose a text editor that does more than open the file. It should ident […]