publishing

Publishing a book with LyX

Posted in Open Source, publishing, software, writing on May 7th, 2007 by scott – Be the first to comment

In the past, I’ve blogged about writing and publishing with LyX (here and here, to be exact). While it’s definitely not for everyone, LyX can be a powerful tool for writing and publishing theses, reports, and books. I’ve used it to write a number of professional reports which have pleased my clients.

The one thing that I have yet to do is author and publish a book using LyX. I’ve had a couple in the planning stages for a while, and everything except the content is ready to go in LyX. After reading this article, I might just have to get going!

The article looks at using LyX to create a book that will be published and sold on Lulu.com. I don’t see why the information in the article can’t be adapted for use with other services, like CafePress.com, or for publishing a work that you’ll sell on your Web site.

Finally! 200 published articles!

Posted in goals, publishing, writing on March 23rd, 2007 by scott – 1 Comment

A while back, I posted about breaking through a psychological barrier of mine: having 200 published articles to my name. Well, it’s finally happened. My 200th article was published today, in a California-based publication called ComputorEdge.

So, what does this mean? I’m still not sure. It could lead to a flood of articles. I could keep writing and submitting at my current pace (the horror!). I’m thinking that it’ll be something in between.

Regardless, it’s something of a relief that I’ve finally reached the 200 goal. Let’s hope the next 200 articles get written and published a little quicker!

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