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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

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