Pardon me while I catch my breath. I have just finished formatting Secrets Inside Us. Holy Moly! That took FOREVER! And, technically, I'm not even done yet.
Everything has been set to the proper font and size. I've gotten rid of all of the extra space. (I'll be dreaming about dots for a week) I've formatted my chapters so they will start halfway down the page. I've done everything! I even linked my table of contents. It's currently saved as both a word document and an html.
It's been a process--that's for sure!
Now, I only have to use the tools supplied online to transform it into an ebook. Oh yea, and finish the second book and write the third... but besides that...
I'm sure I'll run into more formatting problems along the way; especially once I reach the point where I'll actually be able to see what it looks like on the kindle and nook. It probably won't be quite as pretty as it is now, but I'm crossing my fingers.
Here's a link to a free instructional manual on formatting that proved to be a big help for me. The woman who wrote it is an angel for sharing this with everyone.
http://www.mademers.com/Word%20for%20Kindle%20Guide.pdf
Whether you need to format an essay, short story, novel, recipe... whatever, this could possibly make your life a lot easier.
Keep in mind that the instructions are for microsoft word 2007, but I had no problem applying them to microsoft word 2010. If you use a different program, you'll have to look elsewhere for formatting advice. This just happens to be what I used.
