Reblogged from Rachael Ritchey:
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One thing that I’ve learned over time is that there are some specific (though not set in stone) requirements to the formatting of a manuscript.
How it looks and how it works do matter!
In my time as a book formatter, I’ve also learned that there are a wide variety of ways to incorrectly format a manuscript. The problems start back at the very beginning, and that’s why I think it’s important for us authors to learn how to format the most basic parts of our works in progress so that our editor doesn’t have to waste any time fixing things we could have done ourselves.
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Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Thanks so much for sharing, Sue! I hope this series helps a lot of writers feel confident about formatting WIPs and manuscripts. 🙂
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Glad to share. It is very useful information, Rachael, on an area where a lot of people feel lost. 🙂
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When I first started submitting my work to editors, etc. I didn’t know what I didn’t know, so it was a steep learning curve. This series will take some of the steepness out of it for others, I think! 🙂 Thanks again! 🙂
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We can all learn from those with the experience we lack 🙂
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Thank you for sharing Sue, I really need to read this and save it. xxx
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Rachael’s site is a mine of good information. xx
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