[stylist] Intro and Question Self-Publishing?

[David Russell]

Hello List Members,

I am just minutes old on the list, and will try to be respectful of my
new status and not hog up the time. I was referred to this list by a
member of the Webaim Forum.

I have received conflicting advice about blind persons being able to
use NVDA in particular along with Mozilla FireFox to publish a book on
Smashwords by themselves using the provided Style Guide. I am not the
most tech savvy person in the world, so "making links" or "making a
Table of Contents" is something I could do if I had step-by-step
directions in front of me.

I know control-k does not automatically make links using FireFox.

I am hoping to publish a small anthology in September, and have a
friend who has stated she will help if necessary, but if it is found
there are means available for me to do this - then she will correctly
format the Word Document and make it ready for upload.

I do not have an author website, so everything will happen via
Smashwords, and I will do give-aways possibly through sites like
LibraryThing.

I have never self-published on a website before, but did publish with
another entity about five years ago. The question before the group is
not can a blind person do this or not do this, but as a first timer,
is there enough supportive documentation at Smashwords and within NVDA
for one to upload the manuscript on their own and set all the formats
and such in place?

Thanks for bearing with my lengthy question.

I do write fiction, and am active with a group called The Internet
Writing Workshop which is also a listserv. After I publish, I will
join the Stylist Group for one year.. I have an editor who is still
being paid for her services.

Sincerely,

-- 
David Russell
david.sonofhashem at gmail.com

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.
James A. Michener