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Might InDesign be an option?

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    • December 9, 2024 at 8:12 am #14409504
      David
      Member

      When I was writing my first book, which was self published and sold a jaw-dropping 87 copies, I used the InCopy to InDesign workflow but frankly found the process a bit clunky, since there were no collaborators (other than myself) working on the book. Question: are there any compelling reasons why I shouldn’t just write the next one in InDesign? The reason being, it might be easier to note the WYSIWYG formatting in “real time” and tweak the color of the pages on the fly. On the flip side of that question, are there any compelling reasons why I should not?

    • December 9, 2024 at 8:22 am #14409507
      Maurice Williams
      Participant

      Congratulations on self-publishing! I’d say that if you feel comfortable writing in ID that’s the way to go.

    • December 9, 2024 at 9:05 am #14409511
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      If you don’t have collaborators, then the only reasons I can think of using InCopy would be:

      • Streamlined user interface (less distracting)
      • You can’t procrastinate for 2 hours designing a page when you’re supposed to be writing

      Personally, I’d much rather type in a word processor such as Word or Google Docs, and then import into InDesign. But lots of people type directly into InDesign. Don’t forget the Story Editor for typing!

      Hidden Gems: The Story Editor

    • December 11, 2024 at 12:09 pm #14409621
      David Blatner
      Keymaster

      Hey, speaking of writing directly in InDesign… I just noticed that the LAIDUG group is doing a meeting on this very topic next week:
      https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-process-of-writing-books-directly-in-indesign-tickets-1088132637009

    • December 11, 2024 at 1:23 pm #14409624
      David
      Member

      Thank you!

    • December 17, 2024 at 12:18 am #14409758
      Peter Kahrel
      Participant

      For me, InDesign is the best writing tool. Great keyboard shortcut editor, the way styles work is much better than any other program I’ve used (though WordPerfect’s character styles were better), versatility with foreign characters, easy to script (which helps even when writing texts).

    • December 17, 2024 at 6:47 am #14409763
      David
      Member

      That’s good enough for me!

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