Editing Services

[seasoned_geek]

Softmaker needs to set up a forum on here, or perhaps a full business, where editors can hawk their services.

I've written a lot of books over the years. Geek books, and novels. I have endured the pain and indignities of finding editors willing to use something other than MS Word on the various sites.

servicescape.com
editorworld.com

etc.

Every one of those sites was created by a geek that didn't go to college for an IT degree. They set up an intake that is basically focused on MBA's less than 5 page memos and blog posts only accepting MS Word documents.

I don't let anyone open/edit my TextMaker document file with an MS product. MS has a deliberate habit of trashing files that weren't created with their tools. I had to stop using LibreOffice because no two versions of LibreOffice could edit the same file without completely trashing it. The heroic editor who edited my Emacs book had to install the exact same version of Linux Mint I was using so she had the exact same version of LO and it ran like a 3-legged Chihuahua in deep snow on her machine. With all of the images it didn't run so good on my 20-core machine either.

So, if Softmaker wants to really boost the professional image of TextMaker, it needs to spin up some venue where editors willing to use TextMaker who are well versed in the bible (Chicago Manual of Style) can ply their trade to professional writers using TextMaker.

Once I solve my current lack of editor problem y'all can be looking for

Twenty of Two - The Infamous They
Five Nuclear Wars You Can Win


at Barnes & Noble web site.

Might have to wait until August for the editor I wanted to use to free up though.

Just my 0.0002 cents.

[SuperTech]

Thank you for your post. I have forwarded this improvement suggestion…

[Woody44]

As an author and sometimes professional editor, I would certainly like to see this.

For what it's worth, I wrote a book on formatting books for print using FreeOffice Textmaker. (I mention LibreOffice occasionally, too, but the book was written around TextMaker.) I'd love to be able to promote my book, but I don't want to break any rules for the use of this forum and get myself banned.

[SuperTech]

For what it's worth, I wrote a book on formatting books for print using FreeOffice Textmaker. (I mention LibreOffice occasionally, too, but the book was written around TextMaker.) I'd love to be able to promote my book, but I don't want to break any rules for the use of this forum and get myself banned.

As your book is about TextMaker, you can post its link.