Hi! OK this is not free but is geared up for writers and is Accessible and you might of heard of it a few times on here! Nisus Writer Pro HTH Colin
> On 21 Apr 2015, at 23:36, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote: > > scrivener is a good and accessible drafting app. It has a built-in tutorial > that will help with the learning curve. > >> On Apr 21, 2015, at 5:38 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Guies, >> >> I have a couple of questions. First off, I don't think this will completely >> become a success quickly, as I fully understand that a lot of work goes into >> this, most likely even way more than I right now anticipate. No doubt, I'll >> have a long road ahead of me, if I'm really serious about doing this, but I >> am strongly considerring writing an autobiography about myself, as well as >> maybe also writing some very short children's stories for young readers. >> >> My first question is, I'm usually OK with coming up with plot summaries, >> however keeping things straight in my head isn't always the easiest for me >> once I have the plot decided. I understand that Microsoft Word's latest >> preview has become more accessible with Voiceover, and I also totally get >> that Pages is great for writing documents. I'd not be surprised if it will >> even let you create document outlines. There may even, and probably is, a >> template that I could even work from. Before I even begin writing, I know >> that the first step is going to obviously be to get familiar with the >> software which I'll be using to write my material. So, firstly, what I'd >> like to ask you all is, aside from Pages and Word, are there any accessible >> software applications out there for the mac which are specifically designed >> not just for word processing, but more with the emphesis on author >> publishing? Like something that would let me weeve together an outline on >> one sheet, maybe a table of contents on another sheet, maybe a rough draft, >> etc. then basically be able to go through and consolidate all the different >> elements that in the long run would make up my final draft into a single >> file? >> >> Again, I know that a good word processor could do this since all I'm really >> doing is typing things up in the first respect, however if there was an app >> that could help me keep things organized and could maybe even make >> suggestions along the way of things I could perhaps include or improve upon >> to make things flow better, that would be helpful. I know that a lot of it >> is within the tallent of the author, but surely there has to be something >> out there that can at least make the process easier. I heard of something, >> but I just don't recall the name of it, nor do I know if it was accessible. >> >> The second thing is, once I *do!* get the book into its final draft stages, >> yeah, I know, we'll cross that bridge when I get there, but generally >> speaking, what's the best, easiest, and cheapest process to go about >> uploading my book to be approved by Apple for inclusion within the IBooks >> store? >> >> I know there are a few people on this list, Maxwel Ivy I think is one of >> them, who are full on authors. So, I'd like to hear from all of you guys, >> but if anyone has actually either written their own material, or has editted >> the works of another author and could give me some pointers, I'd be very >> interested from a software standpoint to know what needs to happen here to >> get the ball rolling on this. Yes, I am definitely open to learning a new >> software, as long as it's not too terribly difficult per sé. >> >> Thanks for the help. >> >> Chris. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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