Don’t overuse the ellipsis… Or, exclamation marks!.Chapter breaks should be marked by page breaks.(As a matter of fact, I think some of the kudos that still attaches to trad publishing as opposed to self-publishing has to do with the way it marks out that transition.) Format Your Manuscript Professionally: It’s referred to as a manuscript though: it’ll only become an actual book once it’s been typeset and bound (and becomes an actual hard copy, dead-tree book), or once it’s been formatted and packaged up as an ebook.
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When the thing is ready to go out to publishers, it’ll go as a computer file, only. Any editorial work will be conducted by email and an e-copy of your manuscript. Quite likely, you will work away at your manuscript on a laptop.
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These days, your manuscript may well never be printed off at all, anywhere.
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Over 600 pages of printed paper, as I recall. When I sent my first manuscript out to literary agents, the damn thing ran to more than 180,000 words and it was enormous. In the old days, when the industry still worked with paper, the manuscript was literally the stuff you printed off on your home printer. The same thing is basically true of manuscripts / books, so a reasonable definition of the word ‘manuscript’ would be:Ī manuscript is the text of your novel (or work of nonfiction),īefore that text has been turned into the finished book. An author is a writer whose work has been published. There’s a difference between a manuscript and a book, and it’s much the same as the difference between a writer and an author. Follow the tips below and you’ll be fine. So the lousy presentation of your book’s cover page can screw up your chances of success before your book has really given itself a chance. They’re looking for early warning signs that say this author hasn’t taken enough care to be worth reading further. but getting an agent is hard, so you may as well make sure that first impression is a good one.Īnd of course remember this: literary agents aren’t mostly looking to accept a manuscript. Yes, sure, agents are looking for wonderful writing above all, so in that sense the way you format your manuscript is secondary. Manuscript presentation makes a big difference to the way literary agents receive your work. To submit a book proposal for consideration, please fill out our Book Proposal Submission Form.The Art And Craft Of Beautiful Manuscript Presentation Please do not submit your complete manuscript until an editor has invited you to do so.
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If you have not heard from us within three months, feel free to follow up via email.Įditors who are interested in seeing more materials or a full manuscript will contact you. However, due to the volume of materials we receive, it can occasionally take longer for an editor to send a response. We attempt to contact authors with a decision about their submission within eight weeks of receiving it. Essay abstracts (for edited collections).A prospectus with detailed chapter outlines.A cover letter describing the project and noting its anticipated length and completion date.If your project seems better suited to another editor’s list, it will be passed along to them for consideration. We ask that you submit your proposal to only one editor. Labor and Working-Class History Associationĭuke University Press welcomes the submission of book proposals in the areas in which we currently publish.Association for Middle East Women's Studies.Author Resources from University Presses.Journals fulfilled by DUP Journal Services.
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