Proper Manuscript Format?

Question

What is the proper manuscript format for a fantasy novel? I searched thruogh many websites but each one's guidelines are different, so I'm not quite sure which I should use.

Answer 1

Novel:

Page Information

Margins -- 1.5 inches all the way around

Font -- Courier, Courier New, or other clean monospace serif font from 10-12 pt. (I use 12 pt. Dark Courier.)

Line spacing -- Double-space

Paragraph indent -- first line, 5 pt.

Header -- right justified, contains the following information:

Last name/ TITLE/ Genre/# of pages/page# on first page. Last name/Title/Page # on subsequent pages.

A header does not belong on the cover page. Start headers on page one of the actual manuscript.

Cover page -- depends on whether you're agented or not.

Unagented:

Contact information -- Name and address, phone number and e-mail address in the top left corner of the page, single spaced, left-justified
Title -- centered, just above the middle of the page
by -- centered and one double-spaced line beneath the title
Name or pen name -- centered and one double-spaced line beneath the word by
Word count -- centered and rounded to the nearest thousand, one double-spaced line beneath your name or pen name

Agented:

Title -- centered, just above the middle of the page
by -- centered and one double-spaced line beneath the title
Name or pen name -- centered and one double-spaced line beneath the word by
Word count -- centered and rounded to the nearest thousand, one double-spaced line beneath your name or pen name
Agent's contact information -- Name, business name, mailing address, phone number (e-mail address if you have the agent's okay first), left justified, single spaced, bottom of the page

First page

Header -- should be in the upper right-hand corner of the page, and page number should be 1.

Chapter header -- can be anywhere from one to six double-spaced lines down from the top of the page, and can be centered or left justified. You can title your chapters, or just write Chapter One or Chapter 1.

Body text -- drop down two double-spaced lines to begin your story.

Scene breaks -- drop down two double-spaced lines, insert and center the # character, drop down two more double-spaced lines, and begin your new scene.

Subsequent chapters -- start each chapter on a fresh page. Keep chapter formatting and titling consistent with your first chapter.
Short work

Page Information

Margins -- 1.5 inches all the way around

Font -- Courier, Courier New, or other clean monospace serif font from 10-12 pt. (I use 12 pt. Dark Courier.)

Line spacing -- Double-space

Paragraph indent -- first line, 5 pt.

Header -- right justified, contains the following information:

Last name/ TITLE/ page#

A header does not belong on the title page. Start headers on page two of the actual manuscript. First labeled page number should be 2.

Cover page

Do not use a cover page with short work, either fiction or non-fiction

First page

Contact information -- Name and address, phone number and e-mail address in the top left corner of the page, single spaced, left-justified

Word count -- top line, right justified (you'll have to do this with a table if you're working with a word processor), either exact count, or rounded to the nearest ten

Title -- drop down four double-spaced lines, centered

by -- centered and one double-spaced line beneath the title

Name or pen name -- centered and one double-spaced line beneath the word by

Body of the story or article -- drop down two lines and begin.

Scene or section breaks -- drop down two double-spaced lines, insert and center the # character, drop down two more double-spaced lines, and begin your new scene.

Second and subsequent pages

Header -- should be in the upper right-hand corner of the page, and page number should be 2.

Body text -- begins on the first line, doublespaced throughout.

Pax - C

Answer 2

They are indeed different. Don't worry about the formatting until you're ready to submit the novel and the publisher asks you to send it to them. THEN change the formatting to suit that publisher.

for the basics check out the Writers Digest magazine or Market book (they put articles in the marketing book that are written by agents and editors with what they want...)

What I do is write everything -- double spaced with a one inch margin all round, start each chapter half way down a new page (separate with a page break) Tab in 5 spaces for new paragraphs... Font: Times New Roman (or Courier) 12 point. no fancy fonts, underline italic words, phrases.

number the pages with a header (will do auto if set up correctly) and save save save.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

This does not answer your question, but it is the theme song to Shiao Nian Jia Qing (one of your earlier questions)

The start song:
http://www.93mv.com/song/1528.html

The end song (Fei):
飞

作词 作曲:任东霖
我高飞眼迷离
风声起心会意
曾想过顺着原路回去
可是天可是地
还有你告诉我
展翅起无人敢和我比翼
流些泪要笑着擦
有些痛也从容答
哪点恨不都是来自牵挂
放开心放开手
上云霄俯看大地
你的笑容永远是我的奇迹
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一次次风一场场雨为我们壮怀
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