tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post27576046603548314..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: Re-direct: The Secret Handshake?tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-50788644929775582792008-02-25T21:01:00.000-06:002008-02-25T21:01:00.000-06:00A publisher I submitted to last Fall accepted only...A publisher I submitted to last Fall accepted only Times New Roman, 10pt, 1.5 line spacing. I was blind by the time I reformatted that manuscript.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-48459306037892283552008-02-25T20:48:00.000-06:002008-02-25T20:48:00.000-06:00Courier??? The editor I work with want Times New R...Courier??? The editor I work with want Times New Roman. <BR/><BR/>Some editors only take manuscripts mailed in. Some only take emails. Mine changed from send as a .doc file to send as a .rtf file. <BR/><BR/>I think the key here is professionalism. As part of the query process ask not only, would you like a manuscript like this, but how would you like that delivered to you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-3402885464510486522008-02-20T10:01:00.000-06:002008-02-20T10:01:00.000-06:00Great, another thing that I need to worry about. :...Great, another thing that I need to worry about. :)<BR/><BR/>Excuse me while I spend the rest of the morning changing my manuscript format...<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Lyda. You have no idea how helpful all of this advice is. I would never have guessed that there was a preferred format for SF submissions. I was just going to follow MLA rules.Michael Damian Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801106830378983906noreply@blogger.com