Smashwords Style Guide + Me = Frustration.
(L. K. Campbell + ME) + Smashwords Meatgrinder = Success
Okay so what do these equations have to do with my writing? Well I have spent many moons bashing my head up against the wall with the Smashwords System. I read the Style Guide which is very thorough and indeed gives all the information that I needed. The problem I had was picking out the few things I needed to get my formatting straight. The Style Guide is good at a lot of things. Putting up a condensed version of what is required with a quick reference isn't one of them. Paging through content isn't quick and simple. I probably should have looked more thoroughly for a quick tip wiki or something similar but I thought I had it done correctly. I had thought it done correctly twice before I gave up.
In the wake of my evident failure I requested for a list of freelance formatters from Smashwords.com. The one I picked was L.K. Campbell (http://design.lkcampbell.com/). I sent her a quck email for confirmation of price and where I might send a payment. I received a reply in less than half an hour with the work already done with no charge and an explanation where I failed. I had missed the paragraph spacing and since my story was really short and it wasn't too hard to fix she cut me a break. Ms. Campbell has earned my future business with quick response and professional approach and more importantly smoothing out the bruise on my ego. I encourage anyone who is having difficulties formatting their ebooks to visit her site.
Thank you so much for your help Ms. Campbell and when I am ready to format my future works you will be the first I email!
http://design.lkcampbell.com/
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