Tales from FAR Manor

I really should post this to my writing blog (and my mailing list), and will when I get a chance, but it’s easier to do from here right now....

One of the advantages of having a DITA-based workflow for technical writing is for translation. During the acquisition binge that ended with...

It’s been a while since I did one of these, and this one goes in deep. We’ve been using DITA at work for a year or two now, but rarely is ...

One of the advantages of using a text-based markup grammer for documentation—these days, often XHTML or some other XML, but could be Markdow...

In this adventure, we find that structure isn’t always structure. And sometimes, the structure jumps up and smacks you to get your attention...

In today’s installment of Life of a #techcomm Geek , we return to a subject that draws this geek like a moth to flame: file conversions. Haz...

… is out. This is a quick bug-fix release, the PageUp and PageDown keys should now work properly (on Macs, use Fn-up-arrow and Fn-down-arr...

The series rolls to an end… In Part 1 , we had a look at Markdown and the five or six formatting symbols that cover 97% of written fictio...

The series rolls on… In Part 1 , we had a look at Markdown and the five or six formatting symbols that cover 97% of written fiction. Part ...

The series rolls on… In Part 1 , we had a look at Markdown and the five or six formatting symbols that cover 97% of written fiction. Part ...

The series rolls on… In Part 1 , we had a look at Markdown and the five or six formatting symbols that cover 97% of written fiction. Last ...

Last week, I showed you a brief introduction to Markdown . I only hinted at why you might want to use Markdown instead of comfortable old bo...

I’ve said this before, but for people who want to make a living (or even beer money) writing fiction, the best writing advice out there is s...

I didn't get this posted Tuesday. Oh well. The two biggest components in this release are compatibility enhancements: Tines now c...

“ I’m a very technical boy. So I decided to get as crude as possible. These days, though, you have to be pretty technical before you can ...

To be honest, I’m surprised that CreateSpace doesn’t have something like this on their own site already. Any time you want to publish a pape...

In last week’s post , we saw how you can import an OPML outline directly into Scrivener. For those of us who use an outliner for more than t...

Part 1 of a two-part series I’m a pantser by nature. I like to get the story started, then let the characters tell me what happens. But t...