Tools of the Trade

Tools of the Trade

Not long ago, a high school friend asked for help getting a book he’d been working on for about thirty-five years (I went to high school a LONG time ago) published. He was oblivious to self-publishing, but after several discussions, he decided that might be the best route for him. His questions were myriad, and although he’d written his book using Word, he was totally unaware of many of its functions beyond “typing.”

If you’re a writer with any aspirations of publishing—traditional, indi...