diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/AbstractMarkupDocBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/AbstractMarkupDocBuilder.java
index bc4950c9..22a91fc2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/AbstractMarkupDocBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/AbstractMarkupDocBuilder.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package io.github.robwin.markup.builder;
 
+import io.github.robwin.markup.builder.asciidoc.AsciiDoc;
 import org.apache.commons.codec.digest.DigestUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -95,7 +96,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractMarkupDocBuilder implements MarkupDocBuilder {
 
     @Override
     public MarkupDocBuilder textLine(String text){
-        documentBuilder.append(text).append(newLine);
+        text(text);
+        newLine();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MarkupDocBuilder text(String text){
+        documentBuilder.append(text);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -104,27 +112,41 @@ public abstract class AbstractMarkupDocBuilder implements MarkupDocBuilder {
     }
 
     protected void listing(Markup markup, String text){
-        delimitedTextLine(markup, text);
+        delimitedBlockText(markup, text);
     }
 
-    protected void delimitedTextLine(Markup markup, String text){
+    protected void delimitedBlockText(Markup markup, String text){
         documentBuilder.append(markup).append(newLine).append(text).append(newLine).append(markup).append(newLine).append(newLine);
     }
 
-    protected void delimitedTextLineWithoutLineBreaks(Markup markup, String text){
-        documentBuilder.append(markup).append(text).append(markup).append(newLine);
+    protected void delimitedTextWithoutLineBreaks(Markup markup, String text){
+        documentBuilder.append(markup).append(text).append(markup);
     }
 
     protected void preserveLineBreaks(Markup markup){
         documentBuilder.append(markup).append(newLine);
     }
 
-    protected void boldTextLine(Markup markup, String text){
-        delimitedTextLineWithoutLineBreaks(markup, text);
+    protected void boldText(Markup markup, String text){
+        delimitedTextWithoutLineBreaks(markup, text);
     }
 
-    protected void italicTextLine(Markup markup, String text){
-        delimitedTextLineWithoutLineBreaks(markup, text);
+    @Override
+    public MarkupDocBuilder boldTextLine(String text){
+        boldText(text);
+        newLine();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    protected void italicText(Markup markup, String text){
+        delimitedTextWithoutLineBreaks(markup, text);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public MarkupDocBuilder italicTextLine(String text) {
+        italicText(text);
+        newLine();
+        return this;
     }
 
     protected void unorderedList(Markup markup, List<String> list){
@@ -139,12 +161,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractMarkupDocBuilder implements MarkupDocBuilder {
         documentBuilder.append(markup).append(item).append(newLine);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public MarkupDocBuilder anchor(String anchor, String text) {
-        documentBuilder.append(anchorAsString(anchor, text));
-        return this;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public MarkupDocBuilder anchor(String anchor) {
         return anchor(anchor, null);
@@ -176,11 +192,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractMarkupDocBuilder implements MarkupDocBuilder {
         return normalizedAnchor;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public MarkupDocBuilder crossReferenceRaw(String document, String anchor, String text) {
-        documentBuilder.append(crossReferenceRawAsString(document, anchor, text));
-        return this;
-    }
 
     @Override
     public MarkupDocBuilder crossReferenceRaw(String anchor, String text) {
@@ -192,12 +203,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractMarkupDocBuilder implements MarkupDocBuilder {
         return crossReferenceRaw(null, anchor, null);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public MarkupDocBuilder crossReference(String document, String title, String text) {
-        documentBuilder.append(crossReferenceAsString(document, title, text));
-        return this;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public MarkupDocBuilder crossReference(String title, String text) {
         return crossReference(null, title, text);
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/MarkupDocBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/MarkupDocBuilder.java
index c18504fa..09724e35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/MarkupDocBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/MarkupDocBuilder.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public interface MarkupDocBuilder {
 
     MarkupDocBuilder textLine(String text);
 
+    MarkupDocBuilder text(String text);
+
     MarkupDocBuilder paragraph(String text);
 
     MarkupDocBuilder listing(String text);
@@ -55,8 +57,12 @@ public interface MarkupDocBuilder {
 
     MarkupDocBuilder boldTextLine(String text);
 
+    MarkupDocBuilder boldText(String text);
+
     MarkupDocBuilder italicTextLine(String text);
 
+    MarkupDocBuilder italicText(String text);
+
     MarkupDocBuilder unorderedList(List<String> list);
 
     MarkupDocBuilder unorderedListItem(String item);
@@ -72,24 +78,18 @@ public interface MarkupDocBuilder {
 
     MarkupDocBuilder anchor(String anchor);
 
-    String anchorAsString(String anchor, String text);
-
     MarkupDocBuilder crossReferenceRaw(String document, String anchor, String text);
 
     MarkupDocBuilder crossReferenceRaw(String anchor, String text);
 
     MarkupDocBuilder crossReferenceRaw(String anchor);
 
-    String crossReferenceRawAsString(String document, String anchor, String text);
-
     MarkupDocBuilder crossReference(String document, String title, String text);
 
     MarkupDocBuilder crossReference(String title, String text);
 
     MarkupDocBuilder crossReference(String title);
 
-    String crossReferenceAsString(String document, String title, String text);
-
     MarkupDocBuilder newLine();
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/asciidoc/AsciiDocBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/asciidoc/AsciiDocBuilder.java
index 2b9500ed..e846742e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/asciidoc/AsciiDocBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/asciidoc/AsciiDocBuilder.java
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ public class AsciiDocBuilder extends AbstractMarkupDocBuilder {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public MarkupDocBuilder boldTextLine(String text){
-        boldTextLine(AsciiDoc.BOLD, text);
+    public MarkupDocBuilder boldText(String text){
+        boldText(AsciiDoc.BOLD, text);
         return this;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public MarkupDocBuilder italicTextLine(String text) {
-        italicTextLine(AsciiDoc.ITALIC, text);
+    public MarkupDocBuilder italicText(String text) {
+        italicText(AsciiDoc.ITALIC, text);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -143,30 +143,29 @@ public class AsciiDocBuilder extends AbstractMarkupDocBuilder {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String anchorAsString(String anchor, String text) {
-        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-        stringBuilder.append(AsciiDoc.ANCHOR_START).append(normalizeAnchor(anchor));
+    public MarkupDocBuilder anchor(String anchor, String text) {
+        documentBuilder.append(AsciiDoc.ANCHOR_START).append(normalizeAnchor(anchor));
         if (text != null)
-            stringBuilder.append(",").append(text);
-        stringBuilder.append(AsciiDoc.ANCHOR_END);
-        return stringBuilder.toString();
+            documentBuilder.append(",").append(text);
+        documentBuilder.append(AsciiDoc.ANCHOR_END);
+        return this;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String crossReferenceRawAsString(String document, String anchor, String text) {
-        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-        stringBuilder.append(AsciiDoc.CROSS_REFERENCE_START);
+    public MarkupDocBuilder crossReferenceRaw(String document, String anchor, String text) {
+        documentBuilder.append(AsciiDoc.CROSS_REFERENCE_START);
         if (document != null)
-            stringBuilder.append(document).append("#");
-        stringBuilder.append(anchor);
+            documentBuilder.append(document).append("#");
+        documentBuilder.append(anchor);
         if (text != null)
-            stringBuilder.append(",").append(text);
-        stringBuilder.append(AsciiDoc.CROSS_REFERENCE_END);
-        return stringBuilder.toString();    }
+            documentBuilder.append(",").append(text);
+        documentBuilder.append(AsciiDoc.CROSS_REFERENCE_END);
+        return this;
+    }
 
     @Override
-    public String crossReferenceAsString(String document, String title, String text) {
-        return crossReferenceRawAsString(normalizeDocument(document), normalizeAnchor(title), text);
+    public MarkupDocBuilder crossReference(String document, String title, String text) {
+        return crossReferenceRaw(normalizeDocument(document), normalizeAnchor(title), text);
     }
 
     private String escapeTableCell(String cell) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/markdown/MarkdownBuilder.java b/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/markdown/MarkdownBuilder.java
index 25e76990..95b23f89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/markdown/MarkdownBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/markdown/MarkdownBuilder.java
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ public class MarkdownBuilder extends AbstractMarkupDocBuilder
     }
 
     @Override
-    public MarkupDocBuilder boldTextLine(String text){
-        boldTextLine(Markdown.BOLD, text);
+    public MarkupDocBuilder boldText(String text){
+        boldText(Markdown.BOLD, text);
         return this;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public MarkupDocBuilder italicTextLine(String text) {
-        italicTextLine(Markdown.ITALIC, text);
+    public MarkupDocBuilder italicText(String text) {
+        italicText(Markdown.ITALIC, text);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -150,27 +150,25 @@ public class MarkdownBuilder extends AbstractMarkupDocBuilder
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String anchorAsString(String anchor, String text) {
-        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
-        stringBuilder.append("<a name=\"").append(normalizeAnchor(anchor)).append("\"></a>");
-        return stringBuilder.toString();
+    public MarkupDocBuilder anchor(String anchor, String text) {
+        documentBuilder.append("<a name=\"").append(normalizeAnchor(anchor)).append("\"></a>");
+        return this;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String crossReferenceRawAsString(String document, String anchor, String text) {
-        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+    public MarkupDocBuilder crossReferenceRaw(String document, String anchor, String text) {
         if (text == null)
             text = anchor.trim();
-        stringBuilder.append("[").append(text).append("]").append("(");
+        documentBuilder.append("[").append(text).append("]").append("(");
         if (document != null)
-            stringBuilder.append(document);
-        stringBuilder.append("#").append(anchor).append(")");
-        return stringBuilder.toString();
+            documentBuilder.append(document);
+        documentBuilder.append("#").append(anchor).append(")");
+        return this;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String crossReferenceAsString(String document, String title, String text) {
-        return crossReferenceRawAsString(document, normalizeAnchor(title), text);
+    public MarkupDocBuilder crossReference(String document, String title, String text) {
+        return crossReferenceRaw(document, normalizeAnchor(title), text);
     }
 
     private String escapeTableCell(String cell) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/MarkupDocBuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/MarkupDocBuilderTest.java
index 4e935ffa..b6f29ecb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/MarkupDocBuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/github/robwin/markup/builder/MarkupDocBuilderTest.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class MarkupDocBuilderTest {
                 .textLine("text line b")
                 .boldTextLine("Bold text line b")
                 .italicTextLine("Italic text line b")
+                .boldText("bold").italicText("italic").text("regular").newLine()
                 .unorderedList(Arrays.asList("Entry1", "Entry2", "Entry 2"))
                 .anchor("anchor", "text").newLine()
                 .anchor(" Simple    anchor").newLine()
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ public class MarkupDocBuilderTest {
                 .textLine("text line b")
                 .boldTextLine("Bold text line b")
                 .italicTextLine("Italic text line b")
+                .boldText("bold").italicText("italic").text("regular").newLine()
                 .unorderedList(Arrays.asList("Entry1", "Entry2", "Entry 2"))
                 .anchor("anchor", "text").newLine()
                 .anchor(" Simple    anchor").newLine()