Ebook Self-Publishing Alternatives: Amazon Kindle, Moodle, Tizra

Every week I hear about yet another self-publishing alternative platform. Today I had the chance to have a look at Tizra.com and wanted to compare it to Kindle and Moodle, two of my favorite publishing platforms. KINDLE (http://kdp.amazon.com/) The advantage of Kindle is obvious: where else can you expose your content to millions of daily…

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Technical Writing: Corporate Payroll or Freelancing?

Should you choose freelancing or go on a corporate payroll to work as a technical communicator? I get this question from my readers on a more or less regular basis: “Should I quit my company and set up shop as an independent entrepreneur offering technical writing services? Should I just launch a web site and…

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How to Create and Print an Envelope with OpenOffice Writer

© Ugur Akinci You can create and print perfect envelopes with OpenOffice Writer, the free alternative to MS Word (http://www.openoffice.org). Launch a new OpenOffice Writer document. Select Insert > Envelope to display the Envelope dialog box: Enter the name and address of the Addressee (the RECEIVER) and the SENDER. If you not want a return…

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How to Create a PDF Form with OpenOffice Writer

© Ugur Akinci Think of  OpenOffice Writer as the free equivalent of MS Word (free download at http://www.openoffice.org). Did you know that you can create perfect PDF forms by using nothing else but OO Writer? Here are the basic steps: (1) Launch your OO Writer and create a new document. (2) Select View > Toolbars…

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How to Stress the Subject or the Object of a Title

There are ways to direct the attention of the reader to the subject or object of a title (or subtitle). ———————- QUICK RECAP: In the following sentence, “Shaun loves fish” “Shaun” is the SUBJECT and “fish” is the OBJECT. ———————- You can highlight a title’s subject or object by using active or passive voice appropriately. Here is how: METHOD…

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