![]() Manuscript specifications: English language only File Type: Microsoft Word format (.doc or. I wish you all the best for your adventures in picture books. Book cover files are not needed nor are they accepted. Good luck! Maybe you’ll find a different way to present your ideas, but hopefully seeing how I do it will give you a starting point. As an illustrator myself, I know I prefer to interpret the story myself without too many suggestions from the author at this early stage. Author names and affiliations Use full names, but not initials, for all the authors’ names. For example, Phosphorus forms and distribution in the Zhejiang coastal sediment in the East China Sea. If I am intending to illustrate the book myself, I do often write a few illustration notes, using a paler, coloured type so they don’t jump out from the page at first glance. If the text is intended for another illustrator, I am careful not to include too many instructions - in fact only if the illustrative content is not evident in the story, or if the intention is for the illustrations to deliberately contradict the text. Title Only the first letter of the first word and proper nouns should be capitalized. Rudie Nudie is a 24-page picture book, and you can see I’ve set aside the first three pages for the half title and title pages, so the text starts on page 4 (children's picture books are generally 24 or 32 pages long). I tend to divide the text into double-page spreads, so the publisher can see how the book will flow, but not all authors do this. This sounds really obvious, but I make sure I don’t hide my story amongst a jumble of other words. Front matter Title page Dedication Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the book/conference Table of contents About the author (for authored books). It’s the title and the story I want people to focus on, so for these I use clear, black typeface and all the other type is a pale grey or aqua colour. I want to make it easy for a commissioning editor to find my picture book text on the page, and read it. So, (as promised) I thought it might be useful to show how I do it. Of course, you have full ownership of your own manuscript, whether you use my template or paragraph styles to format it.I’ve received a lot of messages recently, asking for advice on how an author would present an idea for a picture book to an agent or publisher, and in particular whether to include illustration notes. You may not upload the template to any website or blog. ![]() ![]() You may not pass this template off as your own or charge anyone to use it. You may share it with others-simply give them this link or share the link on social media using the buttons below. This template was created by me for personal or educational use only. Do not type into the original TEMPLATE-type in a duplicate or copy file. Read through all of the instructions on the template, and save it as-is to keep as a reference. Otherwise save a copy of MS Format TEMPLATE, rename it, and begin typing or pasting your manuscript. This template uses paragraph styles, which you can import into any preexisting document. Right-click the link above and “save as.” I saved it as a Word Document, even though I personally use Pages, so if there are any issues, please report them to me! Our PC isn’t working, and I don’t have Word on my Macbook Pro. For example, a professional may compose a manuscript of drawings, illustrations, poems or technical drawings. While a manuscript generally refers to a story, essay or book, it can also include other types of content. Using TNR allows them to read pages without changing formatting first, but it is also an easy font to change. A manuscript is a piece of unpublished writing that authors submit for scholarly review or general publication and printing. ![]() Many agents read pages on e-readers or mobile devices, and TNR is a web-safe, system-installed, serif. I surveyed forty literary agents in October of 2014 to ask them which font they preferred for submitted manuscripts. Have you read my posts on Formatting your Novel Manuscript? If not, read part one here and part two here.
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