#book format

[bashsbooks]

#for me it depends on the subject matter and what formats are accessible to me via my local library #i am also a guy who likes pie charts and i'm trying to split my reading evenly between the four #it's not working because audiobooks take so long #book format #book format preferences #bookblr #bookish questions #book polls #my book polls #polls

[thewordsmith3]

ADHD studies

My goal is to make scientific books more readable for us ADHD folks (and for everyone else as well)

HELP ME MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE FOR ND PEOPLE!!!

PLEASE REBLOF FOR A BIGGER SAMPLE SIZE (even if you are not ADHD, this could help a lot of people)

#ADHD #Study #Poll #Studies #Books #Reading #Page format #Book format #Research #Important #We need to help the ADHD folks learn #I am adhd and I need this #So help me make it a reality so I don't have to stay dumb just because of the bad text format #Neurodivergent #ND #science

[wonderfultoweird]

So I went to go download some books onto my kindle and I noticed this when I sent .mobi files to my kindle email.

I have no idea why Kindle would stop supporting .mobi files for upload. Mobi has always been preferable to me over .epub because the formatting tends to be a bit nicer, but it seems that will no longer be an option. Of course there are still other formats, listed on the kindle's help site:

Supported file types include: Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX) HTML (.HTML, .HTM) RTF (.RTF) Text (.TXT) JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG) GIF (.GIF) PNG (.PNG) BMP (.BMP) PDF (.PDF) EPUB (.EPUB)

I'll keep sending mobi files to my Kindle library until it stops, even if that may only be an option for the rest of October. Which is like, 3 days. I hope this helps anyone who uses the kindle library upload system.

#kindle #mobi #books #reading #signal boost #amazon #kindle upload #book format #ebook format #ebook #kindle ebooks #wrtblr #booklr #kindle library #pirating #this is like my no.2 way of reading ebooks #the first is using libby

[theversevoyager]

Upon the brink of oblivion, they stood tall, A band of heroes, unwavering resolve, the world's salvation in their grasp. Through scorched earth and irradiated skies, they marched forth, Their hearts ablaze with hope, a beacon to guide them home. In the face of adversity, they fought, relentless, unwavering, And through the ashes of despair, they forged a new dawn.

#writing #literature #reading #digital publishing #book format #self

[prosegalaxy]

In shadows deep, an ancient bond stirs awake, A long-lost kin appears, with secrets untold, In magical realms, fantastical creatures dance, The family's hearts flutter, as memories unfold. This is the summary of your work so far: A short, richly textured poem has been created based on the prompt of a reappearing long-lost family member and fantastical creatures in magical realms. The poem is within the 100-word limit and minimally formatted.

#e #digital literature #online reading #book format #publishing industry #digital reader #electronic text #literary world

[rhythmicreverie]

A rivalry ignited 'twixt the dragons of Fyre and the elves of Sylverne, for the golden apples of Elysia. The sky roared with thunderous wings, as spells clashed and fire burned bright. Yet, harmony arose from their strife, as newfound bonds bridged their divide, in a tale of magic unbound, where fantasy intertwined.

#digital literature #reading material #literary work #online content #book format

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

Chang's Muse

#fanart #comic #tintin #adventures of tintin #chang #snowy #milou #tinchang #photoset #thought id play around with formats! #this comic would only work on this platform #i love painting black and white photographs #i have a lot of annual leave booked so i thought id indulge in something shippy and silly #this exchange takes place after st benezets basement #when the dog knows what's up but these two idiots do not #im posting so much because i have time and i dont wanna go out and spend money :(

[violent138]

Tim, looking around the darkened corridor: "You think it's a good idea to be breaking into random places right now?"

Jason said nothing, fumbling in his pockets.

Dick: "You live here, don't you?" Which gets everyone's attention laser-focused.

Jason just cast him a look, getting the door open.

Steph entered first, smacking into something that falls over. "Jeez." She complained, stumbling backward until Cass steadied her by the shoulders. "Sorry, that's my bad."

Duke turned on the lights in one motion, making everyone blink and wince.

"Get off me." Damian snapped, and Dick carefully let him go, letting him limp angrily into a chair. He frowned, scrutinizing the place. "You live here? Why would anyone--"

"Guys." Dick rubbed his eyes over the mask, cutting off Damian and Jason’s sharp answer. "First aid kit?" Dick asked Jason tiredly.

Jason nodded, moving to get it and heard Damian ask "What?" in response to a patented glare he must be getting.

Tim had made a beeline for the kitchen. "Dude, why do you have a singular set of dishes? And why are there just guns in this cabinet?"

Jason scoffed, handing Dick the kit. "Didn't realize I was running a fucking bed and breakfast."

"There's guns in this cabinet too!" Tim shook his head, opening and closing two more. "Oh good, just large knives in this one."

At Tim's raised eyebrows, Jason went into the kitchen and shooed Cass down the counter she was perched on, grabbing the paper plates he kept in a drawer and shoving them into Tim's chest.

Glancing at the way Steph was rubbing her neck, slouched at the table, Jason grabbed two ice packs, sliding one her way and throwing the other to Damian.

Duke, taking a book off Jason's meticulously organized shelf: "Why do you have seven copies of Pride and Prejudice? Did you keep forgetting you bought it, or--?"

Jason, storming over to put the book back. "Stop."

Dick looked up from the wound he was stitching. "Are they different at at all?"

"Are they in different languages?" Steph asked.

"Did you barter them for food? Because your fridge is fucking empty." Tim reported.

Jason groaned, realizing that they weren't going to drop it. "One has a different introduction and one is the zombies version. And yes, the rest are the same, now could you all stop touching stuff?"

"Why do you have five copies of the same book?"

#New format I'm testing out: too lazy to write a fic and too content heavy to be a text post #I present to you minificpost #Batman #Dc comics #Mini something #Batfamily #Jason Todd #Dick Grayson #Duke Thomas #cassandra cain #stephanie brown #damian wayne #Tim Drake #batfam #Don't know why I fixated on pride and Prejudice #Man reads other books too lol

[good-books-to-read]

Okay question

If I was going to read a book

But read both the physical book and audio book at the same time

Would you consider it one book or two

#booklover #booklr #question #books #booksbooksbooks #booknerd #audio book #please #please answer #storygraph #goodreads #hardback #softback #book format #need to know #bookish #opinions

[tamatosss]

Mysterious Old Men Squad doodles. Some of you suggested I add Gunther and Linus to the squad a while back so I did! :D

Can we call their group M.O.M.S or M.O.M squad for short?

Read more for the closeups and alternate versions~

Closeups

And some alternate versions (I don’t have any for Marlon and Linus, sorry)

#They are all part of a book club #let me know if you think I should add someone else to the squad ;) #I was thinking of adding Willy but idk if I’d consider him as mysterious #figuring out how to format these guys all together was annoyingggg #stardew valley #stardew valley fanart #sdv #sdv fanart #Stardew valley wizard #sdv wizard #Stardew wizard #stardew valley marlon #sdv Marlon #stardew marlon #stardew valley linus #sdv Linus #stardew linus #Stardew valley Gunther #sdv gunther #Stardew Gunther #stardew valley qi #sdv qi #stardew qi #stardew valley rasmodius #sdv rasmodius #stardew rasmodius

[gudgurkan]

Page 45 of my upcoming fantasy journal book - Armor Revenant

Kickstarter link

#art #ink #drawing #fantasy #rpg #armor #enemy #ttrpg #dnd #book #adventure #story #traditional art #grayscale in clip studio #Text and formatting in Affinity Publisher #fantasy Journal

[writingwithfolklore]

Writing Foundations: Creating Paragraphs

                You can have the best story in the world, but if it’s all in one chunk on the page, you may struggle to find people willing to read it. To break it up, you need to know where and when to create new paragraphs.

Every new paragraph starts with an indent. So, to create a new paragraph, hit the enter key, and then the tab key, which is typically on the left side of the Q and either says TAB or looks like two stacked arrows pointing in separate directions.

So when do you start a new paragraph?

1. Anytime a new character speaks

The most obvious place to break up your paragraph is when a new character is speaking. Take this example.

“Hi John,” said Mary as she walked into the room. John was reading a book, and tucked a bookmark between the pages as she sat next to him. “how was work?” “It was good,” she replied, “but my boss really didn’t like the draft I sent her.” “That’s too bad, I thought it was some of your better work.”

Vs.

                “Hi John,” said Mary as she walked into the room. John was reading a book, and tucked a bookmark between the pages as she sat next to him.                 “How was work?” He asked.                 “It was good,” she replied, “but my boss really didn’t like the draft I sent her.”                 “That’s too bad, I thought it was some of your better work.”

See the difference? So you make a new line whenever a new character is speaking. In the case of Mary speaking twice, “It was good…” “but my boss…” we keep that in the same paragraph. Whereas when John speaks after Mary, it becomes its own paragraph.

The only time you may split the same character speaking is if they have a large chunk of dialogue. In that case, you can split their dialogue according to the next rule.

2. Any new idea

This isn’t necessarily a hard rule like the last one is. We have a lot of room to make interesting creative decisions when breaking up description or action. For the most part, though, you’ll want to break up your paragraph whenever there’s a new thought or idea. So:

                A thin plastic film coated the room, making the furniture gleam in the sunlight streaming through the windows. On her right sat a couch upholstered in ivy coloured fabric, untouched by time.                 Anna swept her fingers through her hair, chewing on her lip. She watched Rick out of the corner of her eye, “What are you thinking?”                 The detective’s expression was completely neutral, though he clutched his pen tightly in one fist. In his other hand was a notebook, three questions written across it in blocky text, 1. Why are all the clocks stopped at 5:32? 2. Where’s the murder weapon? 3. Why did my wife leave me? “Same as the others,” he said, tapping his pen against the last question, “the plastic wrap killer.”

So in this example we go from describing the room, to describing an action Anna is doing, to describing the detective, and then his notes. These are all separate ideas, so we can split them into their own paragraphs.

                As well, as long as it’s about the same character or within the same ‘idea’, description can be paired with dialogue. You can see Anna’s dialogue comes after the description of her. You can totally do this, or you can split it into its own paragraph if you’d like. It looks natural where it is because Anna is the subject of the paragraph, and she’s also the one speaking.

                In the case of the detective speaking, his action comes between dialogue. Also allowed, since the detective is the subject of that paragraph.

3. Any new location or skip in time

Similar to the last, if the scene starts outside, when they move inside it’s a new paragraph. If they go into a new room, get into a car, etc. Any time they change location, it starts a new paragraph. Same for a skip in time. If you need to go from day to night, new paragraph.

Kayde looked anxiously up at the looming oak doors. The windows were dark, layered in years of dust and grime. It’s now or never, they thought. They pushed through the doors and into the foyer. Kayde seemed to wait there for hours, and by the time someone came to greet them, it was already dark outside.

4. For style/effect

                This is one of my favourite parts of writing. Once you nail when you should be splitting your paragraphs, you can start to play with splitting them for effect. I do this quite a lot. Take this example:

                She fixed an ugly stare at herself in the mirror, long locks of brown hair hanging in front of her eyes. A pair of sharp scissors gleamed at the edge of the glass, pinched between her fingers. Dania raised the scissors to her hair.                 Snip.                 A lock fell towards the sink, the edges rough and imperfect.                 Snip.                 Another.                 She chopped and hacked away at her hair until it was clumped in an unsightly pile over the drain of the sink, her head round and covered in patches where she didn’t quite get close enough to her skin.                 She was finally free.

                While the cutting of her hair could be in the same paragraph, it gives it more drama and effect when it’s split. Any time a character is going through something shocking or emotional, maybe try playing around with the paragraph to see if you can add some additional drama to it.

                Paragraphs can be as long or short as you’d like them to be, as long as you have intention behind it!

#writing #creative writing #writers #screenwriting #writing community #writing inspiration #filmmaking #books #film #writing advice #writing foundations #writing foundations: creating paragraphs #formatting paragraphs #paragraphs

[bruciemilf]

Somebody tell me if this is a bad take, or if my love for Bruce is causing my objective brain to glitch, but-- something about advertising Batman, a hero who's very popular for being good with children, for being NURTURING with children, a bad father kinda defeats the whole purpose of what he's supposed to represent.

Batman is a protector; He protects people the world (and especially law enforcement) does not care about. That's literally the point of him.

Something about marketing " you can be incredibly violent to people you care about! And Its fine, because you care about them even if you abuse them, and that's what matters!" towards people, but especially men and young boys, is REALLY fucked up to me.

#it's not really 'wahhh think of the children' because the media you consume isn't a vessel of your character #but. gotham war is so incredibly shallow to me for pulling the 'no no its another personality bruce would never!' like. thats worse. #you get thats worse right? #because 1) dc loves demoninsing DID for some reason but it doesn’t add any substantial weight because bruce will be associated with #the actions of his 'alter' anyway. and dc knew that. 2) if you truly cannot write an interesting comic book where bruce is not abusive #and the batkids aren't being abused. you failed. #this isn't a reprouch or an attack to people who prefer that format. but the creator isn't doing it as genuine exploration of dark tropes #if that's the case -- dont cop out with the personality thing. let him be a bad dad. but its kinda fucked how dc STILL try to paint him #as a good person while doing so. its the collen hoover effect. 'we know the guy is an abuser. thats not the problem. the problem #is that the author wants us to pretend thats a good thing.' #bruce wayne #dc comics #dc #batman #text post #dc critical

[levshany]

this is where the whole story began :3

I think I'm going to run two stories in parallel (Phillip's childhood with Caleb and Evelyn and the main story with Hamayun and Luz) because at the intersection of these two stories there is one key point that greatly influences the character of Hamayun and explains his difference from canon Belos

#telling a story in picture book format is one of the best decisions I've ever made #but don't worry! comics and illustrations will still be there! #toh #toh hamayun au #toh caleb #toh caleb wittebane #caleb wittebane #toh evelyn #toh evelyn clawthorne #evelyn clawthorne #my art

[secondbeatsongs]

1. Your father argued with your mother.

2. Your mother argued with your brother

3. Your brother argued with your father.

4. It was almost always cold.

5. That is all you remember.

"Nineteen eighty-something" from Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra

#poll #polls #poetry #alejandro zambra #multiple choice #that's right motherfuckers #I'm making you experience poetry #using the tumblr poll format #now answer the question #and learn something about yourself #this is one of my favorite poems from this book #and now you have to decide which version of it speaks to you the most #personal #sbs rambles

[prosegalaxy]

In the realm of magic, where spells and enchantments reign, Two hearts entwined, their love did not wane. Their souls intertwined, a dance so grand, A story of two beings, side by side, in this mystic land. In the depths of the forest, where spirits dwell, They found each other, and love's spell was cast. Together they wove a future to tell, A tale of devotion and love unsurpassed.

#digital literature #online reading #book format #e #downloadable content #virtual library #electronic publishing