Q Can you please recommend a program that will help me keep track of my books. I’d like a device I can scan the book with and then load it on to a database. Can it work with graphic novels too? Peter

Back in our Summer 2018 issue we showcased Microsoft Lens, a brilliant free tool for scanning documents using your smartphone or tablet. Sadly the company has recently announced that it’s retiring the

No one can edit for everything all at once. My systematic approach to editing breaks down the revision process into manageable activities. You focus on and improve one aspect of your novel at a time.

What you need: LibreOffice Time required: One hour There are many reasons why we love LibreOffice: it’s free, regularly updated and works with most office file formats. We’re also pleased to see that

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