{"id":170,"date":"2013-09-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/tactical-tuesday-advice-for-self-editing-10\/"},"modified":"2015-11-25T12:22:17","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T19:22:17","slug":"tactical-tuesday-advice-for-self-editing-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/tactical-tuesday-advice-for-self-editing-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nTrue.
\nMost publishers do not expect an author to know their formatting requirements.
\nThere are certain variables between publishers such as spaces between lines,
\nfont, and indentation, and these are not necessarily the responsibility of the
\nauthor.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nHowever,
\nlearning how to and implementing the following formatting rules will at least
\ngain an author a smile from an editor.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nOne inch margins all around. This means up,
\ndown, and sideways. More specifically: top, bottom, left and right.<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nHeaders that are 0.5\u201d from the top.<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nManuscripts should be double spaced<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nFont should be 12 pt and easy to read. An author
\nis always safe with Times New Roman.<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nEliminate all double spaces after end of
\nsentence punctuation.<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nEliminate all tabs. Use the automatic indent and
\nset it at 0.5\u201d unless told otherwise.<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nIf unaware of the publisher\u2019s preference, use a
\npage break at the end of a chapter. Note: some publishers do prefer section
\nbreaks, however, this break can mess with some formatting. Use it only if you
\nknow it is your publisher\u2019s preference.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nIn addition to
\nthe above, Pelican Book Group utilizes the following formats. While these are
\nnot required, and a manuscript would not be rejected for failure to implement
\nthese, editors are always grateful when such issues are resolved:<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nFour asterisk indicate a scene break. These
\nshould be centered. Note: use caution. When a return follows the asterisk,
\nauthors get that mysterious thick dotted line that is near impossible to remove
\nfrom the manuscript once it has been saved. To remedy that line (before you
\nsave the document), press Ctrl Z immediately after the line appears, and the asterisk
\nwill return.<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nThe chapters are entered numerically.<\/div>\n
\nv 
\nThe chapter numbers should come four double
\nspaces from the top of the page with one double space separating the chapter
\nnumber from the beginning paragraph.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThese
\nsimple format changes to a manuscript prior to submission, do provide a look of
\nprofessionalism to the manuscript. With those in place, an editor can get right
\nto the task of reviewing an author\u2019s work.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nHappy
\nediting.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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