![]() ![]() ![]() 12. These are called ‘Serif’ fonts, because they have little extensions that make them easier to read when in a wall of words. 10 is too small for my elderly eyes, I prefer. Stick with the industry standard fonts: Times New Roman or Courier in 12 pt. I use Microsoft WORD, and like every other word-processing program, it has many fancy fonts you can choose from and also has many sizes. On the right hand side, by the question mark is a tiny arrow for expanding or hiding the ribbon – and we are going to expand it so we have access to all the tools we will need.įirst, we must select the font. Everything you need to create a manuscript is right there, waiting for you to learn to use it. Publishers who accept electronic submissions will most likely want them formatted similarly. For the most part this formatting is basically the same from company to company, so once you know what the industry standard is, it’s easy to make your manuscript submission-ready, at least in the area of formatting.įirst of all, running across the top of the page is something called the ribbon, and this is your toolbox. includes your name and/or the title of the book as well as the page number (on every page). If you intend to go the traditional route and submit your manuscript to a Big Publisher such as TOR Forge, you will want to make sure your work is submission-ready, and that it conforms to the exact standards they have laid out on their website.īut what makes a manuscript submission ready? TOR Forge clearly says: Standard manuscript format means margins of at least 1 inch all the way around indented paragraphs double-spaced text and Times New Roman in 12 pitch. All agents, editors and publishing companies have specific, standardized formatting they want you to use, and these guidelines are posted on their websites. ![]() Most editors have a great deal of work in their in-boxes, and don’t have time to deal with badly formatted manuscripts and these submissions are not even considered. ![]()
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