![]() ![]() Unless something makes absolutely no sense. You are very likely not going to be quizzed about your own world. “Is it important that I work out the entire history of my fantasy world and characters before I turn in the first book manuscript?” If it’s part of a series, you tell them it’s part of a series. Harry Potter as a single book is good, but the overarching story that’s set up is nowhere near completed, and the publishing company sees 7 successful books, not just 1 successful book. You should probably say that it’s the first in a series, if it cannot stand alone. “Even though I won’t announce to the editor that it’s a series”īad idea. Here are several resources to help you out with your query letter: – – Sometimes you can get away with also attaching your first chapter, but publishing companies and agents are not interested in entire manuscripts right off the bat. Thanks everyone!įirst, have you written a query letter yet? Before you start mailing out dozens and dozens of pages of your book, you usually have to send a query letter first. and separate it out or should the whole manuscript just essentially be one big, double-spaced paragraph?ġ.) How do I format my manuscript so as to make it clear that, for example, sentences A and B would be on the first page in an actual children’s book, sentences C and D would be on the second page, etc.ģ.) Should I indent and start a new, double-spaced paragraph for my manuscriptĪnswers are greatly appreciated. However, since a children’s book is a lot shorter, and it’s illustrated, would I, on the actual manuscript, write page 1, page 2, page 3, etc. I know that the name and address goes on top left side of page, approximately word count on right, and the whole thing is double-spaced. The format seems a lot different from one for a novel. I’m a newbie who has a question about the proper manuscript format for a children’s picture book. Hello to all children’s book writers and writers in general, Proper Manuscript Format for a Children’s Picture Book? But is there anything else? Is there a good way to find a publisher? Fantasy seems to be a hot topic right now, and I can’t help feeling my tale is unique with a mix of fantasy and science fiction. I’ve looked up many sites to help me format the manuscript correctly, which is a key point. I’d appreciate if anyone knew any sure way to get recognition for a work. So will an editor still be interested if I’m not truly planning to spend my life writing hundreds of books? If this series turns out to be the only one I write? I came up with a story and I felt it should be out there, in book format.Īlso, after I sent off the first book, does that mean I need to start working on the other books? How much time does an author have to work on other books of a series? I wasn’t sure if it was the author’s choosing or if there was like a time set for when another book of a series must be complete. How should I spend my time after sending off the first manuscript? I’m actually more of an artist than I am a writer. I wasn’t sure if I should know every little thing before I send it off, or if I would have time to look/research that after I sent off the manuscript for reading? (example: the author knowing all the details of Harry Potter). Didn’t know if they’d interrogate me on the details and history of the fantasy. ![]() Though I don’t feel it’s that detailed of a history. Even though I won’t announce to the editor that it’s a series, and though I finished writing the first book, is it important that I work out the entire history of my fantasy world and characters before I turn in the first book manuscript? I’ve done research on and off and I got enough information created so I know what is happening and so I could write the first book. My manuscript is the first book of a fantasy series. But before I go looking for a place to send it, I wanted to know a few things. I’ve edited my manuscript, added headers, etc. ![]() Before sending a manuscript? What more I need to know? ![]()
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