Normally when you write time, such as 10:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m., the a.m. and p.m. should be small caps. Doing so is just one more way to make your novel’s layout more professional. This is a style choice and is not required. In fact, I just finished a book published by a large publisher where […]
This article assumes you have used Microsoft Word to create your manuscript. Step 1 – Prepare your word document Things to note Find all instances of space quote (a single quote before a word) and write them down so you can find them again. I found these in my novel. Days of ’47 ’cause Find […]
When you publish an ebook, you should never have an empty line. There are places where you may use an empty line. Chapters The wrong way Pressing Enter (sometime called carriage returns). Never, never use the enter key to add new lines until you are at the next page. These new lines will show up […]