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John Jarrold · 20th July 2007, 10:09 AM

Fantasy certainly does not need a prologue! Good grief. There are no hard and fast rules like that.

What I'd suggest when laying your typescript out is common sense. I've never received a script where new dialogue didn't start a new paragraph, but the other stuff a publisher will look at if they take your book on - that would be dealt with by a copy-editor. Believe me, no editor is going to say 'I love this book, but there are two spaces after full stops, so I can't take it on.'

Set it out cleanly, clearly and double spaced. And you're absolutely right: be consistent

20th July 2007, 10:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
John Jarrold Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 1,090	Re: Publisher's Style Fantasy certainly does not need a prologue! Good grief. There are no hard and fast rules like that. What I'd suggest when laying your typescript out is common sense. I've never received a script where new dialogue didn't start a new paragraph, but the other stuff a publisher will look at if they take your book on - that would be dealt with by a copy-editor. Believe me, no editor is going to say 'I love this book, but there are two spaces after full stops, so I can't take it on.' Set it out cleanly, clearly and double spaced. And you're absolutely right: be consistent Last edited by John Jarrold; 20th July 2007 at 10:10 AM. Reason: extra thought!