i have created a light-markup format called "z.m.l.", which is short for "zen markup language". i started a decade ago on project gutenberg e-texts, so i'v

i have created a light-markup format called "z.m.l.", which is short for "zen markup language". i started a decade ago on project gutenberg e-texts, so i've had a lot of time to evaluate my decisions, and to tighten up both the format and my converter, which i have ported to several different languages, most recently javascript, where it runs quite crisply. i've also coded a number of authoring-tools, including online sites, and offline apps which are cross-platform. some of these authoring-tools have a pedagogical bent, making the z.m.l. format easy to learn, especially since it was specially formulated to be simple to grok quickly. (my converter has no complicated regex black-box magic.) and all of my programs have an instant preview facility. z.m.l. puts its focus on long-form documents, like books, so output-formats include .epub and .mobi, not just .html. in addition, viewer-apps with high-powered functionalities have been created, again online and cross-platform offline. for an advance preview, send a tweet to me, @bbirdiman... -bowerbird