So, I decided it was time to show off a new chapter for "Scribe."
Here Is Chapter 37 Of "Scribe"
Enjoy the story!
Kel
Monday, August 31, 2020
Friday, August 14, 2020
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Just Some Thoughts On "Print On Demand" Publishing And New Authors
Just to bring everyone up to speed, I have published a novel in the past called "Destiny's Change" through PublishAmerica. Please note the publisher, who changed names to America Star Publishing, is now defunct. This is a good thing in that Willem Meiners et al can't scam any new authors out of a butt-tonne of money.
Anyway, I'm working of "Scribe" which I will be publishing myself and selling through Amazon. To do so, the Publish On Demand entities need the book formatted in a particular order and style. As an aside, I've been working on it for the past eight years. Yeah, a long time.
To do the formatting, I first tried a template for LibreOffice. Well, it didn't turn out so good, having some glitches that drove me insane at times. Odd things, like the text boxes for the chapter number and title moving around to different pages. Just enough to make use of that template a no go.
The next template was for a program called "Scribus", an open source equivalent to Adobe Indesign. So, as with an Adobe product, Scribus has a fairly steep learning curve. A gentleman named John Osterhout created that template plus a short written tutorial for use of said program and template. His information on self-publishing can be found HERE
I an still working on "Scribe" to get it finished but I'm currently looking for an artist to create the cover art and something for the back cover. Can't forget the spine, too. Any suggestions?
Enough rambling for now. Be safe and write on!
Kel
Sunday, July 26, 2020
New Chapters For The Story "Scribe"
Hello all ~
Well, I'm now on a roll, I think, with working on the story "Scribe." I've managed to get a few more chapters under my belt, hoping to bring this to its conclusion soon. New chapters;
Chapter 32 - "Morals"
Chapter 33 - "Fall From Grace"
I'm actually working on chapter 36 but I really like to keep a few chapters "in stock" to avoid a long drought like has happened before.
Anyway, enjoy the read and thanks for stopping by.
The Old Warhorse
Kel
Well, I'm now on a roll, I think, with working on the story "Scribe." I've managed to get a few more chapters under my belt, hoping to bring this to its conclusion soon. New chapters;
Chapter 32 - "Morals"
Chapter 33 - "Fall From Grace"
I'm actually working on chapter 36 but I really like to keep a few chapters "in stock" to avoid a long drought like has happened before.
Anyway, enjoy the read and thanks for stopping by.
The Old Warhorse
Kel
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
The Story "Scribe"
To bring all of the people that bother to read my ramblings up to speed, I started writing "Scribe" way back in 2012. Yeah, it's been a long time but you know, I'm sticking with it. I have just recently added a new chapter to the tome, http://www.kellanmeigh.com/scribe/scribe_31.pdf
So, the story went dormant for years and I've only started writing again because I'm no longer stressed out and I'm finally on the mend from multiple abscesses from my gall bladder surgery.
Anyway, thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy the read if you do so.
The Old Warhorse,
Kel
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Retirement, Moving and Old Home Ownership
Well, I finally retired from my position with the School District the end of September of this year. Never thought I would get to this point but hey, looks like I made it. We left the SF Bay Area for greener (and colder) pastures landing in the central portion of the Hoosier State.
We were renting out in California so we decided to take a huge leap of faith and bought a home outright, without ever stepping foot in it first. Right. It's not quite like the house Tom Hanks and Shelley Long buy in the movie "The Money Pit" but it runs a close second. It has solid bones, just needs a butt-tonne of TLC. Our current plan of action revolves around doing one room at a time until all twelve rooms are up to snuff. Summer 2020 will include a full rewire of the house and power out to my garage. Next summer (2019) includes some semi-structural stuff and some rework on painted exterior surfaces. We also plan to get all the casement windows going again, too.
As far as my writing goes; I'm trying to ease back into it as I have time. Right now the house is my mistress and she demands a bit of attention. Tomorrow, repair the light over our master bedroom sink and fix the almost stopped up drain below said light.
I'll touch more on moving in subsequent posts. It's late and I want to go to bed. All y'all have a nice day, y'hear?
The Old Warhorse
We were renting out in California so we decided to take a huge leap of faith and bought a home outright, without ever stepping foot in it first. Right. It's not quite like the house Tom Hanks and Shelley Long buy in the movie "The Money Pit" but it runs a close second. It has solid bones, just needs a butt-tonne of TLC. Our current plan of action revolves around doing one room at a time until all twelve rooms are up to snuff. Summer 2020 will include a full rewire of the house and power out to my garage. Next summer (2019) includes some semi-structural stuff and some rework on painted exterior surfaces. We also plan to get all the casement windows going again, too.
As far as my writing goes; I'm trying to ease back into it as I have time. Right now the house is my mistress and she demands a bit of attention. Tomorrow, repair the light over our master bedroom sink and fix the almost stopped up drain below said light.
I'll touch more on moving in subsequent posts. It's late and I want to go to bed. All y'all have a nice day, y'hear?
The Old Warhorse
Saturday, April 29, 2017
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