The Writer's Digest Guide to Manuscript Formats,9780898792935

The Writer's Digest Guide to Manuscript Formats

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ISBN13: 9780898792935
ISBN10: 0898792932
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1988-01-01
Publisher(s): Writers Digest Books
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Summary

A well-illustrated, easy-to-follow guide to all types of manuscript format preparation and presentation.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(2)
At-A-Glance Guide to Typing
2(1)
At-A-Glance Guide to Numbering and Spacing
3(6)
PART 1: BOOKS 9(66)
Nonfiction
9(44)
Proposals/Queries
9(12)
At-A-Glance Guide to Bios
21(2)
Proposal Outline
23(3)
Sample Chapters
26(2)
Front Matter
28(1)
At-A-Glance Guide to Front Matter
28(14)
Back Matter
42(1)
At-A-Glance Guide to Back Matter
42(11)
Fiction
53(22)
Queries
53(3)
Proposal
56(1)
At-A-Glance Guide to Submitting Fiction (Books)
56(1)
The Novel Proposal
56(10)
At-A-Glance Guide to Typing Manuscript Pages (Fiction)
66(1)
Sample Manuscript Pages
67(4)
At-A-Glance Guide to Front Matter in Novels
71(4)
PART 2: SHORT FORMS 75(32)
Magazine Articles
75(11)
At-A-Glance Guide to Magazine Article Format
77(9)
Short Stories
86(6)
At-A-Glance Guide to Typing a Short Story Manuscript
86(6)
Poetry
92(3)
Greeting Cards
95(4)
Anecdotes
99(1)
Recipes
100(2)
Photography
102(5)
PART 3: SCRIPTS 107(40)
Television Scripts
107(8)
At-A-Glance Guide to TV Script Format
109(6)
Teleplays
115(3)
TV Comedy (Sitcoms)
118(6)
At-A-Glance Guide to TV Comedy Formats
118(6)
Soap Operas
124(6)
Audio-Visual Scripts
130(5)
At-A-Glance Guide to Audio-Visual Scripts
130(5)
Screenplays
135(6)
At-A-Glance Guide to Screenplays
136(5)
Plays
141(6)
At-A-Glance Guide to Playwriting Format
141(6)
PART 4: MAIL CALL 147(6)
Mailing Information
147(6)
Postage Chart for Larger Manuscripts
150(3)
ET CETERA 153(41)
Agents
154(2)
Special Letters for Special Needs
156(7)
Correcting Typewritten Copy
163(1)
The Proofing Process
163(12)
At-A-Glance Guide to Proofreading
164(3)
At-A-Glance Manuscript Typist's Guide
167(3)
At-A-Glance Guide to Footnotes, Illustrations, and Captions
170(5)
Special Tips for Photographers
175(1)
Photography: Submission Checklist
176(1)
Submission Record Log: Photographs
177(1)
Book Illustration: Presentation Checklist
178(1)
Editorial Checklist (Article or Chapter in Book)
179(2)
Book Progress Checklist
181(2)
Editorial Correspondence Checklist
183(1)
Research Correspondence Log
184(1)
Proposal Worksheet for the Nonfiction Book
185(1)
Telephone Expense Log
186(2)
Nonfiction Submission Log: Books
188(1)
Article Information Logs
189(3)
The Writer's Special Bill of Rights
192(1)
Copyright Log
193(1)
Index 194

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