NOTE: When sending in a first page for critique, you follow most of the guidelines, but you start at the top of the page, so you can get 23 lines on the page.
Occasionally, you might be asked to format your manuscript using other standards. Always check the submission guidelines to make sure if the publisher wants you to follow the Standard Formatting Guidelines. On page 6, Kit showed a scene break by centering a # sign. Use high quality 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper and only print on one side of the paper and do not staple the pages together. The reason for starting on a new page is to give the reader(editor or agent) a place to take note and make comments. Though I have seen writers, just drop down a half a page. When you start a new chapter, start on a new page. Also, note that each time a new person speaks in the dialog, that is indented and placed in a new paragraph and all the lines are double spaced. Show new paragraphs by indenting the first line of the new paragraph by five spaces. Please note the page numbers and name and title in the header on each page. Kit used a title page and these are still being used, but most editors will tell you that you can skip the title page and start you text about a third way down the page. You should always use one inch borders all the way around and the preferred font is Times New Roman at 12pt. Please note, I cut as much of the borders away, so you could read it better. Her cards are available in her Etsy shop – I asked Kit Grindstaff if she still had the manuscript for her THE FLAME IN THE MIST, hoping that it would help some of you see how it was formatted. Michelle is an illustrator/painter/instructor and writer from the Chicago area. This illustration to help us celebrate Valentine’s Day was sent in by Michlle Kogan.
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