How to Format Your Manuscript to Appear Professional to Agents and Publishers

Your story is written, and you are ready to send it to agents and publishers. Or are you? Manuscript formatting is essential for writers who wish to appear professional to agents and publishers so that their work may be taken seriously. But what does manuscript formatting entail? Award-winning author Andrew McDowell will share some common features that are preferred when formatting a manuscript, such as preferred page size, margins, headings, font, paragraph, headers, and footers. He will also share some tips and insights for using Microsoft Word to make manuscript formatting a smoother and faster process for querying and even for self-publishing. Attendees will understand the importance of manuscript formatting when querying, editing, and writing, and publishing, and they will learn how to use Microsoft Word as a writing, editing, and design tool more effectively.

Andrew McDowell is the author of the fantasy novel Mystical Greenwood, which was a finalist in the 2019 American Fiction Awards, won the 2021 MWA Novel Contest, and was an honorable mention in the 2021 Top Shelf Magazine contest. He has had poetry, short stories, and essays featured in anthologies and literary journals. His essay about his experiences with Asperger syndrome won second place in the MWA 2015 literary contest. Visit https://andrewmcdowellauthor.com/ to learn more.

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