![]() ![]() Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction: No extra spaces between paragraphs.Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction: Indent with paragraph returns only absolutely no tabbing and (grrrr) space-barring to create paragraph indents.Single Space and indent block material like letters or speeches, or, in non-fiction only, direct quotes longer than five lines.Double-space your text, including the Chapter Headings.Habernathy and her weekly five-page English essays. Word comes preset with 1.25″ margins, a programmer’s revenge against Ms. So do what your teachers told you to do, read the instructions. For instance, there are probably still two people out there, somewhere, who prefer pdf’s over doc’s, and you know there’s some old guy hunched over a press, demanding 14 point Garamond font. Always be sure to check for quirky requests on submission forms. This is not a list set on a stone tablet. And, for the love of our dwindling carbon-sucking trees, do not send a paper version. Meaning, do NOT send the chapters as individual attachments, nor mess around with anything other than Word. Just “select-all” and make the following changes to your Microsoft Word doc., which you will be sending as an email attachment. So, let’s say you’re a good chunk of the way into your masterpiece, or you’re done. but who really does that? You usually hammer out least forty-five pages before you realize you forgot to set chapter headings or change the font from Cambria. Of course, it’s best to set up your document before you begin. This is not the double-spaced, stretched justification from your (technological) youth. IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS WORD, AND IT HAD SETTINGS. Please note, these are not the same settings you use when formatting an ebook, or non-fiction text (fiction and memoir generally adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style rules, while the style for non-fiction varies with the content, like the AP Stylebook for journalistic text.) There are a ton of websites and books devoted to formatting advice, including how to make those changes, so I’m just going to give you a quick and dirty list of things I know, from experience, will be helpful if you are formatting a NOVEL or a MEMOIR. Sometimes these paradigms are listed, but, more often, the editors expect you to have ESP, assuming you will magically know what they want (just like you should already know what is expected in query letters and proposals). Here’s a list of tips on how to whip your manuscript into the right shape.Īgents and acquisition editors often have specific format settings they require on manuscript submissions. Has a literary agent or acquisition editor asked to see your manuscript? Are you getting ready to send a query for a novel or a memoir? ![]()
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