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Proper manuscript format

Short stories — by post:

http://www.sfwa.org/2008/11/manuscript-preparation/

Short stories — by electronic submission:

http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html

Nonfiction articles:

http://www.nonfiction-writing-guide.com/manuscript-format.html

Novels:

http://kayedacus.com/2007/05/23/manuscript-101-introduction-basic-manuscript-format/

Everything:

http://www.writing-world.com/basics/manuscript.shtml

Remember: ALWAYS look at the guidelines for the publisher or agency you’re submitting to.  These are all guidelines, and individual markets will vary in their requirements.  Though most publishers are fine with minor deviations from format, these people often get so many submissions that they’re looking for reasons to reject.  Proper formatting shows the publisher or agent that you’re serious and you know what you’re doing by giving your manuscript a professional look.

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Writer Beware

Writer Beware makes posts on which publishing houses to avoid at all costs, which words to look for and which words to watch out for in contracts, and several other things that will keep you in control and knowledgeable about the publishing process.  I’d suggest reading through the website if you want to avoid getting ripped off, cheated, or scammed.

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A website that I will use and you might want to as well

Duotrope has an enormous list of publishers.  Once you click “search,” you can find publishers that publish your length, your genre, and your style.  You can sort them by how much they pay, their acceptance ratio, or how fast they respond.  This is a wonderful tool and I’ve already found several publishers that interest me.

I would suggest signing up (it’s free) so that you can see things like average acceptance/rejection times.

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