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- 2023.02.05: My 2¢ (two cents?) on spelling out numbers in text
- 2021.04.23: The old rule of thumb for estimating word count is obsolete
- 2021.04.16: The first paragraph of your manuscript should look like any other
- 2020.08.06: To pronoun or not to pronoun: that is the initial question
- 2020.04.16: “Proper Manuscript Format” now comes in two distinct flavors
- 2015.07.31: Indenting paragraphs without the tab key
- 2015.01.28: When a sentence doesn't end with a period
- 2015.01.22: How to format a poetry collection
- 2014.10.31: Proper paper size for manuscript submissions
- 2014.10.10: Quotations at the beginnings of chapters
- 2014.10.03: Page headers in electronic submissions
- 2014.02.21: Headers for multi-page poem manuscripts
- 2013.11.27: New novel template for Microsoft Word, plus advanced macros
- 2013.11.05: Manuscript template for Microsoft Word
- 2013.10.04: Formatting and submitting poems
- 2013.02.26: Indicating boldface type
- 2013.02.20: The superfluity of a table of contents
- 2013.01.30: Page headers for new chapters
- 2012.08.17: Creating a page header in Word
- 2012.08.13: Differentiating major and minor scene breaks
- 2012.03.23: Can my word processor insert two spaces automatically?
- 2012.01.17: Formatting a children's book
- 2012.01.13: Which Courier to choose?
- 2012.01.09: When is a scene break not a scene break?
- 2011.12.12: Why you won't go to hell for putting two spaces after a sentence
- 2011.12.09: Formatting text messages
- 2011.12.01: Testifying with boldface
- 2011.11.29: I never seen so many bleedin' Arials
- 2011.09.21: Converting all italics in your document to underlines
- 2011.03.07: Cheating the format
- 2010.10.26: Regarding line height, close is good enough
- 2010.09.23: Indicating large divisions in your book manuscript
- 2010.09.22: Long quotations within your text
- 2010.09.16: Meet the Courier family
- 2010.09.14: Sentence spacing
- 2010.09.14: Formatting nonfiction
- 2010.09.13: Setting off a new paragraph
- 2010.09.11: Confusing file format with manuscript format
- 2010.09.10: Choosing the right printer
- 2010.09.09: Formatting email submissions
- 2010.09.02: Proper manuscript format for the 21st century
- 2010.03.15: Publishers who ask for camera-ready copy
- 2009.10.11: Composing a cover letter
- 2009.08.20: Word counts for proposal submissions
- 2009.08.17: Labeling scenes within a chapter
- 2009.08.13: Uncorrecting the ellipsis character
- 2009.08.12: Ending your manuscript
- 2009.07.14: Positioning chapter headers on the page
- 2009.07.12: Confusing book design with manuscript formatting
- 2009.05.11: How line height relates to word count
- 2009.05.10: Some fine points of underlining
- 2009.05.09: When to use a separate title page
- 2009.03.24: Copyrighting your work
- 2009.03.20: Story collection format
- 2009.03.19: Indicating literal thoughts
- 2009.03.16: Proper novella format
- 2009.03.15: Word count vs. page count
- 2009.02.28: Automatic page numbers in Word
- 2009.02.27: Formatting text in interesting shapes
- 2009.02.12: Word count discrepencies in novel submissions
- 2009.02.11: Italicizing long blocks of text
- 2009.02.11: The format to come
Recent Posts
- My 2¢ (two cents?) on spelling out numbers in text
- The old rule of thumb for estimating word count is obsolete
- The first paragraph of your manuscript should look like any other
- To pronoun or not to pronoun: that is the initial question
- “Proper Manuscript Format” now comes in two distinct flavors
- Indenting paragraphs without the tab key
- When a sentence doesn't end with a period
- How to format a poetry collection
- Proper paper size for manuscript submissions
- Quotations at the beginnings of chapters
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