Using Kindle Previewer to Review Your ebook
Kindle Previewer is a free tool that emulates how your book will look on Kindle devices and applications and shows how the …
What does a task analysis entail?
The task analysis is imperative to the start of any structured authoring project. Without a task analysis, you can easily overlook important …
How is topic-based writing advantageous to tech writing teams?
You may be wondering why breaking up a huge manual project into smaller topic writing projects is advantageous to the writing process. …
What are the three topic types in DITA?
1. Task topic: one procedure 2. Concept topic: defines or tells how a process works 3. Reference topic: has one type of …
What is a topic in DITA?
The topic is the core working piece of DITA. Some people may call a topic an article. Like an article, it has …
How does DITA help tech writers?
Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) makes large document writing more efficient and flexible to reuse across different types of content deliverables. Chris …
Self-publish Your Book the Fast and Easy Way–New book explains how
Many authors are daunted by the process of self-publishing and think it’s too much to learn. Month after month they put off …
What is DITA?
What is DITA? DITA stands for Darwin Information Typing Architecture. It’s an XML authoring methodology that uses minimalism and task-oriented topic writing …
New Challenge — Learning DITA “I DITA know that!”
“I DITA know that.” Okay, I know that was corny. But I think a little silliness is needed when you cover a …
Keeping a Writing Schedule
Some dedicated writers write for several hours each day everyday of the week. I tip my hat to these writers and am …