The Pendrilo journal
For the writing life.
Practical ideas for your next chapter, your finished book, and everything in between.
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Pendrilo's KDP Tab: Manage Keywords, Categories & Descriptions
Pendrilo's KDP tab walks you through a four-step flow for each listing. Work on keywords and categories with live validation, draft and preview your description
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The Unreliable Narrator: Tracking Reader Knowledge vs. POV Knowledge
Unreliable narration demands precise control over information. Learn how to track which secrets your POV character knows, when readers discover the truth, and h
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Fixing Raw Asterisks: Convert Scene Breaks to Ornaments
If your manuscript still uses "*" or "# # #" to mark scene breaks, fix them all at once with Pendrilo's Find & Replace tool — without the errors of a manual sea
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Why Amazon Puts Your Book in Categories You Never Picked
You picked three specific categories in KDP. Amazon shows something else entirely. Here’s why that happens and what’s actually worth watching instead.
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Themes and Per-Book Overrides in Pendrilo's Formatting
Themes provide the formatting template for your books. Per-book overrides let you customize one title at a time without affecting others. A Modified badge signa
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Beyond .docx: Importing a Markdown or HTML Manuscript Into Pendrilo
If you write in Obsidian, iA Writer, a static site generator, or plain HTML, you don't need to rebuild your manuscript in Word first. Here's what actually carri
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Run Better Writing Group Feedback With Pendrilo
Writing groups and coaches can use private beta-reader links to collect focused manuscript feedback in one place. Each author keeps their own account and contro
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How to Get Your Book on Goodreads: A Step-by-Step Guide
Goodreads isn't automatic, but it's straightforward. Here's how to land your book there, claim your author profile, and set up both your Goodreads presence and
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How Writing Software Tracks Character Mentions in a Large Cast
Writers with sprawling casts often go looking for a tool that catches every inconsistent character reference automatically. Here's what that technology actually
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Text-to-Speech Proofing vs. Audiobook Export: Two Different Jobs
"AI reads my manuscript" means two very different things depending on which tool you pick. Here's how free text-to-speech proofing differs from an audiobook exp
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Fix Broken KDP Book Description HTML Before Amazon Sees It
Raw tags, missing paragraph breaks, and copied formatting can make a polished Amazon description look careless. Check the markup before submission so readers se
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Stop Retyping Your Front Matter When Book Details Change
If you're hand-editing your title page and copyright page every time your ISBN or author name changes, auto-generated front matter renders from your book detail