We've all been there at some time, you're still a newish writer and you're struggling with your manuscript lay-out. How much paragraph indent should there be? When to use a new line in speech? And so on...
Well if you go to today's blog post by writer Sue Moorcroft you can study her pdf on Manuscript Presentation. You won't have any doubts after you've read it.
The story is still important- very important, but as we want to sell our stories and hopefully win competitions, we need to ensure that the editor or judge doesn't have to struggle to read our best efforts-some might give up trying if your lay-out is confusing.
If your story isn't right, good presentation won't make it better, but if your story and presentation are good you'll certainly improve your chances of success...
Carol Bevitt's blog on her writing and inspirations, along with occasional literature related news...
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