Recent content by granddad gnome

Have fooled around on Google. found AuthorHouse I had a look. seemed OK they offered a free download called a Publishing Guide. so I requested it. Fool I'v had three phone call and two e-mails so far . they want to known about my book and do i want them to publish for me...

Having trouble finding my way around Createspace at the moment Graham Irwin, but will keep trying.

You were right JCFarnham I am thanking you. I have just downloaded yWriter and as far as I can tell at this time it looks great. I have printed of Scrivener info to read later and that also looks good. I will let you know how I find them.

Thanks Guys. all most helpful

I wondered if there was something like Microsoft publisher that could be put to use here.

I now have 7 chapters, over 12 k words and I am now wondering how to lay it out to look like a book. i.e leave the spaces for the drawings and sketches that I want at certain places. How to produce a cover ext.

having just arrived at this new phase in my life, Writing, I tend to come on here and just flop around, looking at others problems, thumb through the thread headings . That usually set me off thinking again.

Well, The Blue Lotus. If you can make No 7 Grand-master, I think I may still have a chance. Thanks for the encouragement. I usually write my post in a word document until I get it the way I think it should be, and then print it out and copy it into the forum just to try an avoid mistakes.

Thanks Black Dragon for your reply. All point taken. It can be very difficult and frustrating for someone with a disability to have to, on occasion, re-write several times an item that to some others comes naturally. Reading can also be difficult at times.

To all. As a retired freelance trainer in the field of disability discrimination, and also a person who suffers from server Dyslexia I find your intolerance a little alarming. I joined this forum to try and learn from people I thought would be understanding and have time to help a...

Just sat thinking, and wondered if there is an average number of words to a page, or pages in a chapter etc, a formula to go by as it were told you it was a silly question.

I'm writing about gnomes and would like to use a few sketches showing how a gnomes home is laid out. The sketches are in a book called "GNOMES". I don't want to use them as they are but would like to copy them with a few alterations to suit my own layout. but I don't know the legal situation.

How do I go about getting the permissions needed to use sketch's and drawing from someone else's book.

Hi all. My name is Peter Spencer, known locally as granddad gnome. This is on account that I'v spent the last 40 years running by own company making concrete products for the building trade, as well as garden ornaments, (1% of which were Gnomes). My hobby is large scale garden railways and...

Thanks for your thoughts. My long term thoughts are that gnomes are the main reason for this story with the odd Nasty Troll popping up now and then, Credits minted by King gnome Septimus Magnus Montaque of Yorkhamshire are circulating the gnome society but most trading is done by the bartering...