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Best Computer Program Format for rewriting paperback novel?
Several years ago I started a novel on a typewriter. I've now got some time to finish it, and I want to do it on my computer. I have Microsoft Office 2010, and Open Office from Sun Microsystems. I'm not sure that their formatting is the best for my work. I'm thinking of Paperback. Is there a particular format that works well for this, so I can see what the finished product would look like?
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- ?Lv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
What form a completed novel will take is immaterial. I would transcribe to Word, if that's part of MS Office, or to Open Office if you don't have Word. Edit: Set OpenOffice to save your file as a .doc, since most agents and publishers who accept electronic documents seek .doc.
All the novelists I know write their novels in whatever word processing program is on their computers. Use one-inch margins, and indent your paragraphs 1/2 inch, without a blank line between them. Use either Courier (and kind) or Times New Roman font in a size 12.
When you offer your manuscript to publishers, you can easily change it to conform to their submission guidelines if you start with this.
- old ladyLv 710 years ago
Microsoft Word is the industry standard - 12 point New Times Roman or 12 point Courier.
The programs that you have will do just fine.
