![]() ![]() Or they may believe you sent your MS without seeking out their requirements and your MS could be seen as a mass mail-out rather than a targeted submission, landing you immediately in the reject pile. Skip this and risk making the publisher feel their nationality and/or their requests have been disrespected. In the submission copy, set your Word dictionary to the applicable country’s spelling and run a spell check. Kelley advises keeping a copy of your original MS in your native spelling and making a second copy for your submission. ![]() If you’ve targeted a publisher that specifies Canadian or Australian or British spelling, Editor J.K. Your MS will be sent to the round file immediately upon receipt if you don’t follow their instructions to the letter. Many publishers now accept manuscripts only through Submittable and have instructions and a link on their website to do that. ![]() Longstanding formatting practices from the days of submitting in hardcopy often still apply to the electronic file submission: Times Roman font in 12 point, 1-inch margins on all sides, double line spacing, black "ink." But don’t assume this is the only way. It’s your responsibility to locate them-usually on their websites under “submission guidelines”-and to abide by them. If you’re pursuing the traditional publishing path, you’ll have to follow the publisher’s submission requirements precisely. A Few Last Tips to Ease the Editing Process.A Few Words about Traditional Publishing.Just as it would be careless for you to skip spelling and grammar checks before submitting your MS, there’s no reason you can’t also do these basic formatting and self-editing tasks. I hope their responses are useful to you as you take the next steps toward publication.įollowing these tips can make the editing process go more quickly, with less hassle, and lower cost. Some editors have suggestions for authors but no mandatory requirements (more like an editor’s wish list), while others have no requirements at all and are willing to accept manuscript files in any condition or format. Wondering whether other editors require any specific file formatting from clients before the professional edit begins, I recently conducted an informal survey of my peers. Usually, I simply make sure they provide a Microsoft Word file (which is fundamental requirement of most editors) and the rest is just worked out during the editing process. Most are requests more than requirements. I expect my editing clients to do only a few things before giving me their file. What now? Do you simply hit the SEND button or is there something you, as the author, are supposed to do with the electronic file before letting it go? You’ve finished the draft of your book and you’re ready to hand it off to an editor. ![]()
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