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Dank at 05:25, 28 July 2026

2026-07-28T05:25:30Z

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	[[Midnight's Simulacra]], my first novel coming ~~2024-01-01!~~		I was a professional software engineer for most of my life, but I've always loved writing. At 44, I decided I hate income, and moved to writing fulltime.

			==Fiction==
			* [[Midnight's Simulacra\|midnight's simulacra]], my first novel
			* [[INFERNAL COLUMNS]], coming soon

	==Modern UNIX Programming==		==Modern UNIX Programming==

2025-03-02T17:49:24Z

Notes on publishing with Amazon

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	I've successfully published on Amazon using [[LaTeX]].		I've successfully published on Amazon using [[LaTeX]].

	For making [[EPUB]], I recommend ~~<tt>tex4ebook<~~/~~tt>~~. ~~Use <tt>-x<~~/~~tt> to drive XeTeX~~.		For making [[EPUB]], I recommend [https://sigil-ebook.com/ sigil], in conjunction with a lot of handwork.

	===Margins===		===Margins===
	* Inner margins (that margin next to the binding): .375--1in, depending on page count		* Inner margins (that margin next to the binding): .375--1in, depending on page count
	* Outer margins: minimum .25in, recommended .5in		* Outer margins: minimum .25in, recommended .5in

2024-01-21T18:48:36Z

Notes on publishing with Amazon

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	I've successfully published on Amazon using [[LaTeX]].		I've successfully published on Amazon using [[LaTeX]].

	For making EPUB, I recommend <tt>tex4ebook</tt>. Use <tt>-x</tt> to drive XeTeX.		For making [[EPUB]], I recommend <tt>tex4ebook</tt>. Use <tt>-x</tt> to drive XeTeX.

	===Margins===		===Margins===
	* Inner margins (that margin next to the binding): .375--1in, depending on page count		* Inner margins (that margin next to the binding): .375--1in, depending on page count
	* Outer margins: minimum .25in, recommended .5in		* Outer margins: minimum .25in, recommended .5in

2023-09-12T23:14:52Z

Notes on publishing with Amazon

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	==Notes on publishing with Amazon==		==Notes on publishing with Amazon==
	I've successfully published on Amazon using [[LaTeX]].		I've successfully published on Amazon using [[LaTeX]].

			For making EPUB, I recommend <tt>tex4ebook</tt>. Use <tt>-x</tt> to drive XeTeX.

	===Margins===		===Margins===
	* Inner margins (that margin next to the binding): .375--1in, depending on page count		* Inner margins (that margin next to the binding): .375--1in, depending on page count
	* Outer margins: minimum .25in, recommended .5in		* Outer margins: minimum .25in, recommended .5in

2023-08-26T15:08:49Z

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	==Midnight's Simulacra==		[[Midnight's Simulacra]], my first novel coming 2024-01-01!
	* My first novel, coming 2024-01-01
	** [https://nick-black.com/midnightssimulacra-promo.pdf promo packet]
	** [https://nick-black.com/midnights-simulacra-chapter-3.pdf Sample chapter 3]

	==Modern UNIX Programming==		==Modern UNIX Programming==

2023-08-22T01:06:38Z

Notes on publishing with Amazon

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	==Notes on publishing with Amazon==		==Notes on publishing with Amazon==
			I've successfully published on Amazon using [[LaTeX]].

	===Margins===		===Margins===
	* Inner margins (that margin next to the binding): .375--1in, depending on page count		* Inner margins (that margin next to the binding): .375--1in, depending on page count
	* Outer margins: minimum .25in, recommended .5in		* Outer margins: minimum .25in, recommended .5in

2023-08-11T04:25:23Z

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			==Midnight's Simulacra==
			* My first novel, coming 2024-01-01
			** [https://nick-black.com/midnightssimulacra-promo.pdf promo packet]
			** [https://nick-black.com/midnights-simulacra-chapter-3.pdf Sample chapter 3]

	==Modern UNIX Programming==		==Modern UNIX Programming==
	* An update to Stevens+Rago ''(update 2016: there's a recent 3rd edition of APIUE, so maybe this is handled)''		* An update to Stevens+Rago ''(update 2016: there's a recent 3rd edition of APIUE, so maybe this is handled)''
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	==Nascent Fiction==		==Nascent Fiction==
	* ''Twilight's Simulacra'', a novel
	* The Annotated ''[http://www.amazon.com/The-Illuminatus-Trilogy-Pyramid-Leviathan/dp/0440539811 Illuminatus!]''		* The Annotated ''[http://www.amazon.com/The-Illuminatus-Trilogy-Pyramid-Leviathan/dp/0440539811 Illuminatus!]''
	** someone might [http://www.rawillumination.net/2011/09/proposal-for-illuminatus-reference-book.html already] be doing this		** someone might [http://www.rawillumination.net/2011/09/proposal-for-illuminatus-reference-book.html already] be doing this

2020-12-22T17:28:18Z

Nascent Fiction

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	==Nascent Fiction==		==Nascent Fiction==
	* ''~~Maximum Scrunch'', a novel~~		* ''Twilight's Simulacra'', a novel
	** the title comes from Hans Bethe's ~~''Road from Los Alamos~~'', ~~referring to the conditions at which implosion turns to explosion in~~ a ~~supernova's core collapse~~
	* The Annotated ''[http://www.amazon.com/The-Illuminatus-Trilogy-Pyramid-Leviathan/dp/0440539811 Illuminatus!]''		* The Annotated ''[http://www.amazon.com/The-Illuminatus-Trilogy-Pyramid-Leviathan/dp/0440539811 Illuminatus!]''
	** someone might [http://www.rawillumination.net/2011/09/proposal-for-illuminatus-reference-book.html already] be doing this		** someone might [http://www.rawillumination.net/2011/09/proposal-for-illuminatus-reference-book.html already] be doing this

2020-10-28T19:07:23Z

Nascent Fiction

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	* The Annotated ''[http://www.amazon.com/The-Illuminatus-Trilogy-Pyramid-Leviathan/dp/0440539811 Illuminatus!]''		* The Annotated ''[http://www.amazon.com/The-Illuminatus-Trilogy-Pyramid-Leviathan/dp/0440539811 Illuminatus!]''
	** someone might [http://www.rawillumination.net/2011/09/proposal-for-illuminatus-reference-book.html already] be doing this		** someone might [http://www.rawillumination.net/2011/09/proposal-for-illuminatus-reference-book.html already] be doing this
	* The Annotated ''Southland Tales''		* The Annotated ''[[Southland Tales]]''

	==Notes on publishing with Amazon==		==Notes on publishing with Amazon==

2020-10-20T06:28:53Z

Nascent Fiction: annotated southland tales

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	* The Annotated ''[http://www.amazon.com/The-Illuminatus-Trilogy-Pyramid-Leviathan/dp/0440539811 Illuminatus!]''		* The Annotated ''[http://www.amazon.com/The-Illuminatus-Trilogy-Pyramid-Leviathan/dp/0440539811 Illuminatus!]''
	** someone might [http://www.rawillumination.net/2011/09/proposal-for-illuminatus-reference-book.html already] be doing this		** someone might [http://www.rawillumination.net/2011/09/proposal-for-illuminatus-reference-book.html already] be doing this
			* The Annotated ''Southland Tales''

	==Notes on publishing with Amazon==		==Notes on publishing with Amazon==