My editor says that we need to professionally reflow the text with Adobe InDesign software (not just in a word processor). She ask $350 what is too much. Can I do it myself (with Scribus instead of InDesign)? Do I assume correctly, that after me inserting non-breaking spaces where needed I can ...

I'm having some trouble writing dialogue (and emotive responses) for children in the age bracket of roughly 10-13. They end up reading more like adults with limited vocabularies and simple grammar than like actual children. I'm also having trouble characterising them; even when they read like chi...