When it comes to indentation, keeps things as simple and uniform as possible. Don’t take your cues from the way published books look.
A reader writes to ask: I just wanted to know if you still include a header on the first page of your chapters, and if you still use Courier 12 in your manuscripts - as shown in your venerable novel manuscript format example template? Is there a way to set
A reader writes to ask: Is the occasional Bold word in a manuscript okay? Because every time I change point-of-view, I leave an empty line (which from now on will be filled with a #), and make the first word of the next paragraph bold, just to make it clear to
A reader writes to ask: I read your article on proper manuscript submission and found it to be very informative. I submitted my manuscript to a publisher and received an email that they would like to print but it is lacking formatting. I did not know of the correct formatting
[For one week in July 2009, I took over as a guest blogger at the Electric Velocipede website while editor John Klima was away. This was the third of the four posts I contributed. My prompt was: “Was there ever a book that you bought merely for its design?”] Having
A reader writes to ask: I came upon your blog when asking a question about short story indentation at ask.com. I don't know if you'll ever read this, but if you do and can spare some time, I'd appreciate a response. I was
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