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End-to-end answers to the questions authors actually search for.
Codex
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Editing
Export
- DOCX vs RTF for Sending to an Editor
- Font and Spacing for Manuscript Submission
- Formatting Your Manuscript for Literary Agent Submission in Deckle
- Handing Your Manuscript Off to a Professional Typesetter in Deckle
- How to Format a Novel Manuscript in Word
- How to Format Chapter Headings in a Manuscript
- How to Format Scene Breaks in a Manuscript
- What Is Standard Manuscript Format
- Accessible EPUB Structure and Reading Order
- Adding a Cover to Your Ebook
- Alt Text for Ebook Images
- Amazon KDP EPUB Requirements
- Common EPUB Validation Errors
- Ebook Metadata Explained
- Ebook vs Print Formatting Differences
- EPUB vs AZW3
- EPUB vs MOBI
- EPUB vs PDF vs DOCX for Publishing
- European EPUB Accessibility Requirements (European Accessibility Act)
- How to Add Language Metadata to an EPUB
- How to Make an EPUB File
- PDF vs EPUB for Self Publishing
- Reflowable vs Fixed Layout EPUB
- Styling Your EPUB for KDP and Other Platforms
- How to Send a Manuscript to a Beta Reader
- European Print Book Requirements (IngramSpark & BoD)
- Styling Your PDF for Print Publication
- US Print Book Requirements (KDP Print & IngramSpark)
- Preparing Your Manuscript for Export in Deckle
- Self-Publishing Your Novel With Deckle
Formatting
Goals
- Building a Daily Writing Habit in Deckle
- Counting Pasted Text in Your Daily Word Count
- How Long Does It Take to Write a Novel
- How Many Words Should I Write a Day
- How to Prepare for NaNoWriMo (Preptober, Week by Week)
- Reviewing Your Writing Trends in Deckle
- Using Deckle for NaNoWriMo
- What to Do About Writer's Block
- Writing Sprints Explained
Import
- Novel Writing Software: 12 Apps Compared for Fiction
- Formatting Your Word Manuscript for Clean Import into Deckle
- Revising a Previously Published Ebook in Deckle
- How to Move a Manuscript Between Writing Apps
- Importing Your Obsidian Vault into Deckle
- Scrivener Alternatives
- Moving from Scrivener to Deckle
- Writing a Novel in Word vs Dedicated Software
License
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Organization
- 5.25x8 Book Size
- 5.5x8.5 Book Size
- 5x8 Book Size
- 6x9 Book Size
- A5 Book Size for Self Publishing
- How to Add Background Artwork to Your Book's Pages
- Book Margins and Gutter Explained
- Book Outline Template (Free, Copy and Paste)
- Book Trim Sizes Explained
- Chapter Titles vs Chapter Numbers
- Character Arc Types
- Character Archetypes, From Jung to Vogler
- Character Development in Fiction, From Forster to McKee
- Character Profile Template (Free, Copy and Paste)
- Chekhov's Gun, From Chekhov's Own Letter
- Choosing a Typeface for a Book Interior
- How to Add Colour to Your Book Interior
- "Cliffhanger: Meaning, Examples and How to Write One"
- Cosy Mystery Word Count
- Dan Harmon's Story Circle, Step by Step
- Dedication vs Epigraph vs Acknowledgements
- Denouement: Meaning, Examples and How to Write One
- How to Design Your Book Interior with a Style Preset
- Deus Ex Machina, From the Greek Stage Crane to the Modern Novel
- Do Novels Have a Table of Contents?
- What Is Dramatic Irony? Definition and Examples in Literature
- Drop Caps in Book Design
- Enemies to Lovers, the Romance Trope and How to Write It
- Epilogue vs Afterword
- Falling Action: What It Is, Examples and How to Write It
- Fantasy Novel Word Count
- First Person vs Third Person: Choosing a Point of View
- "Flashback in Writing: What It Is and How to Write One"
- Foil Character: What It Is, Where the Word Comes From, and How to Write One
- Foreshadowing, With Examples Checked Against the Texts
- Freytag's Pyramid, From the Source
- Half Title Page vs Title Page
- How Long Should a Chapter Be
- How Many Chapters Should a Novel Have
- How to Calculate Spine Width
- How to Choose a Trim Size for a Novel
- How to Number Chapters in a Novel
- How to Number the Pages of a Book
- How to Start a Novel, From the First Line to the End of Chapter One
- How to Write a Book Dedication
- How to Write a Book Series, Step by Step
- How to Write a Fantasy Novel, Step by Step
- How to Write a Mystery Novel, Step by Step
- How to Write a Novel, Step by Step
- How to Write a Plot Twist, From the Rules That Made Twists Fair
- How to Write a Romance Novel, Step by Step
- How to Write a Short Story, Step by Step
- How to Write a Subplot, From McKee, Snyder and Seger
- How to Write a Villain, From the Craft Books Themselves
- How to Write Acknowledgements for a Book
- How to Write an Author Bio for a Book
- How to Write Dialogue: Tags, Beats, Subtext and Punctuation
- How Wide Should a Text Block Be
- In Medias Res, From Horace's Own Lines
- The Inciting Incident, From McKee's Own Book
- Kishōtenketsu, the Four-Part Structure
- Line Spacing and Leading for Book Interiors
- Literary Fiction Word Count
- McGuffin (MacGuffin): Meaning, Examples and Hitchcock's Own Words
- "Mary Sue: Meaning, Origin, and How to Fix One"
- Middle Grade Word Count
- Most Common Paperback Size for Novels
- What Is a Motif? Meaning in Literature, Examples and How to Use One
- Putting Scenes Inside Chapters (and Chapters Inside Parts)
- Novel Word Count by Genre
- Setting Up Front Matter and Back Matter in the Right Order
- Plotter vs Pantser: What Novelists Actually Do
- The Three Act Structure, From Syd Field's Own Books
- "Pacing in Writing: How to Control the Speed of a Story"
- What Is Plot Armor? Meaning, Examples and How to Write Real Stakes
- Prologue vs Preface vs Foreword
- Protagonist vs Antagonist, From the Greek Words Up
- Recto and Verso Explained
- What Is a Red Herring? Meaning, Origin and Examples in Literature
- Restructuring Your Novel Using Deckle's Outliner
- Rising Action: Definition, Examples and How to Write It
- Romance Novel Word Count
- Running Heads and Running Feet
- Sanderson's Laws of Magic, From His Own Essays
- Save the Cat Beat Sheet Explained
- Scene and Sequel, From Swain's Own Book
- Scene Break vs Section Break
- Scene vs Chapter: What Is the Difference
- Science Fiction Novel Word Count
- Serif vs Sans Serif for Book Interiors
- Seven-Point Story Structure, From Dan Wells's Own Talk
- Show, Don't Tell, From the Sources
- What Is Situational Irony? Definition and Examples
- Static Character: Meaning, Examples, and Static vs Dynamic
- Story Arc: What It Is, the Six Shapes and Examples
- Symbolism in Literature: Definition, Types and Examples
- The Hero's Journey Structure
- The MICE Quotient, From Card's Own Books
- The Snowflake Method, Step by Step
- What Is Theme in a Story? Definition, Examples and How to Find Yours
- Thriller Novel Word Count
- Tropes: Meaning, Examples by Genre, and How to Use Them
- Types of Conflict in Literature, and Where the List Comes From
- The Unreliable Narrator, From Booth's Own Definition
- What Font Size Should a Printed Book Be
- What Goes on a Copyright Page?
- What Is a Colophon?
- What Is a Folio in Book Printing?
- What Is a Foreword in a Book
- What Is a Frontispiece
- What Is a Glossary in a Book
- What Is a Preface in a Book
- What Is a Prologue in a Novel
- What Is an Afterword in a Book
- What Is an "Also by the Author" Page
- What Is an Appendix in a Book
- What Is an Epigraph in a Book
- What Is an Epilogue in a Novel
- What Is an Index in a Book
- What Is Back Matter in a Book?
- What Is Bleed in Print Books?
- What Is Front Matter in a Book?
- Why Books Have Blank Pages
- Why Chapters Start on a Right-Hand Page
- Why Front Matter Uses Roman Numerals
- Widows and Orphans in Typesetting
- Writing a Whole Series in One Project
- Young Adult Novel Word Count
Publishing
- Apple Books and Kobo File Requirements
- Book Blurb: How to Write One, With Examples and a Template
- Do I Need an ISBN to Self Publish
- Draft2Digital Formatting Requirements
- Hardcover vs Paperback Specifications
- How to Write a One Page Synopsis
- How to Write a Query Letter
- IngramSpark File Creation Requirements
- IngramSpark vs KDP Formatting Requirements
- ISBN vs ASIN
- KDP Print File Requirements
- Pen Name: What It Is, How to Choose One, and the Rules
- Print on Demand vs Offset Printing
- Traditional vs Self Publishing
- What Are Comp Titles
- What Goes in a Submission Package
Software
- Aeon Timeline for Novelists: Review, Price and Alternatives
- Atticus Alternatives
- Does Atticus Work Offline?
- Atticus Book Formatting Price
- Atticus vs Reedsy Studio
- Atticus vs Vellum
- Best Plotting Software for Writers
- Best Software for Writing a Children's Book
- Best Word Processor for Writers
- Best Worldbuilding Software for Writers
- Best Writing Software for Short Stories
- Best Book Formatting Software for Mac
- Best Book Formatting Software for Windows
- Book Writing Software: Pick by the Book You're Writing
- Campfire Writing Alternatives
- Campfire Writing: What It Is, How It Works and Who It Suits
- Character Tracking App for Writers
- Dabble Writer Alternatives
- Dabble Writer Price
- Dabble vs Deckle
- Does Atticus Use AI?
- Does Campfire Writing Use AI?
- Does Dabble Use AI?
- Does Plottr Use AI?
- Does Reedsy Studio Use AI?
- Does Scrivener Use AI?
- Does Vellum Use AI?
- Draft2Digital Free Formatter
- "Fictionary: What the Story Editing Software Does, Costs and Suits"
- Free Book Formatting Software
- iA Writer Review: Price, Windows, Android and Alternatives
- Is Scrivener Good for Writing a Book?
- KDP Formatting Software
- Kindle Create Alternatives
- Can Kindle Create Export EPUB?
- Kindle Create Table of Contents Not Working
- Kindle Create vs Atticus
- Kindle Create vs Deckle
- Kindle Create vs Vellum
- LivingWriter Alternatives
- "Living Writer (LivingWriter): What It Is, Price, Apps and Who It Suits"
- Manuskript: Review, Download and Alternatives
- Novel Writing Software for Mac
- Novel Writing Software for Windows
- Novelcrafter Alternatives
- Novelcrafter vs Scrivener
- Novelcrafter: What It Is, How It Works, Price and Alternatives
- Novelist App: What It Does, Who It Suits and the Alternatives
- Novlr Alternatives
- Plottr Alternatives
- Plottr Price
- Plottr vs Scrivener
- Plottr: What It Is, Pricing, Templates and Alternatives
- Reedsy Studio Alternatives
- Does Reedsy Studio Work Offline?
- Is Reedsy Studio Free?
- Reedsy Studio vs Deckle
- Reedsy Studio vs Scrivener
- Reedsy Studio vs Vellum
- Scrivener Compile Not Working
- Scrivener Compile Tutorial
- Scrivener Drop Cap
- How to Export Scrivener to EPUB
- Scrivener for Linux
- Scrivener Front Matter
- Is Scrivener Hard to Learn?
- Is Scrivener a One-Time Purchase?
- Scrivener Sync Between Mac and Windows
- Scrivener Table of Contents
- How to Import Scrivener into Atticus
- How to Export Scrivener to Vellum
- Scrivener vs Dabble
- Scrivener vs Deckle
- Scrivener vs Ellipsus
- Scrivener vs Google Docs
- Scrivener vs Obsidian
- Scrivener vs Ulysses
- Scrivener vs Vellum
- Scrivener vs Word
- Story Bible Software for Writers
- Storyist Alternatives
- The Novel Factory: Review, Price and Alternatives
- Timeline Software for Writers
- Ulysses Alternative for Windows
- Ulysses App Alternatives
- "Ulysses App: What It Is, iPad and Mac, Price and Who It Suits"
- Vellum Alternatives
- How Much Does Vellum Cost?
- Vellum vs Deckle
- World Anvil: What It Does, What It Costs and Who It Suits
- Writing Apps: Which One Suits Your Book, Device and Budget
- Book Writing Software for Linux
- Writing Software You Buy Once
- Novel Writing Software Without AI
- "yWriter: Review, Download, Versions and Alternatives"