#Manuscript format example how to

#Manuscript format example how to

TLC formatting document (downloadable PDF) How to submit your work to TLC For the whole chapter, please click on the image, or use the link below the image to download the PDF. The below is a screencap of just the opening. Here is a more detailed example of a formatted page, with a sample ‘chapter one’ written especially for TLC by one of our readers, the novelist Imogen Robertson, that shows you how to format chapter headings, dialogue, and scene breaks. Detailed formatting page including chapter headings, dialogue formatting, and how to handle a scene cut Click on the link below the image to download a printable page for you to compare against your text. Here is a snapshot of some correctly formatted text. If you’re unsure, you can print out our PDF sample page and compare it to a printed page from your own manuscript, or get in touch with us before sending your manuscript in. We want to save you the hassle and expense of having to reprint it.įor more information about submitting a synopsis and cover letter, please see our Questions Answered page. On single-sided A4 paper if you are submitting per post.In an attached Word document if you are submitting online/by email OR.Page numbered (click here for step-by-step instructions).Double-spaced (click here for step-by-step instructions).

In a 12-point standard font (e.g., Times New Roman, Cambria, Arial etc).To submit to TLC, your manuscript must be in industry standard formatting, i.e., in the same or similar formatting to that expected by literary agents and publishers, namely:

Please double check that your manuscript is correctly formatted in order to ensure that your manuscript assessment is not delayed.