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I have a title that might make a good self-publishing candidate. I have the manuscript finished, endorsements, a platform, and semi-distribution. I have a couple of printing estimates and most of the rest of it.
I have effectively no knowledge of page layout and no software other than Word, which I hear is not up to the task.
I'm talking to a student who's familiar with InDesign and might be able to help me out, but I'm not certain of her skill level. Besides, how would I be able to judge that, other than obvious errors.
Is there a place or book I can go to that can give me the basics of manuscript layout? A brief tutorial here would be fine. I'm surprised that searching the posts here doesn't turn up anything on this fundamental aspect of self-publishing. Does everyone else just print up their Word doc?
I have effectively no knowledge of page layout and no software other than Word, which I hear is not up to the task.
I'm talking to a student who's familiar with InDesign and might be able to help me out, but I'm not certain of her skill level. Besides, how would I be able to judge that, other than obvious errors.
Is there a place or book I can go to that can give me the basics of manuscript layout? A brief tutorial here would be fine. I'm surprised that searching the posts here doesn't turn up anything on this fundamental aspect of self-publishing. Does everyone else just print up their Word doc?