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Fonts. Seriously.
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Courier 12 point it is!
Thanks, Robert.
I have four books with St. Martin's Press, another one with Dutton, coming out in 2011 (the first in a series) and two books under a pen name coming out next year.
So the short answer is, yes, I'm published. ;)
Yes, but are you published? Not being snarky, I promise.
Use 12 pt Courier. The reason you want to do this is for accurate word count. The word count built into your word processor is misleading, giving you an exact count rather than a publisher's count.
By publisher's count, I mean 25 lines to a page,...
High Season is a gem, you'll love it.
I give him points for humility, at least.
Considering the grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors in the mission statement, I'm not optimistic. But I'm a grouch, don't go by me.
MK
www.minervakoenig.com
Grant, curious how you come by your number...?
I think King is really good at creating atmosphere. I think he's so good at it, in fact, that readers (and, apparently, reviewers) often forgive him his clunkers. Sometimes, the clunkers even work, for the atmosphere. As an atmosphere-challenged w...
Clay -- I'm curious how your shorter manuscripts are received by publishers...?
MK,
While there are many pros here, for forensics questions, I also recommend you check out the Yahoo group Crime Scene Writers. Experts like Dr. Doug Lyle answer questions such as yours in detail all the time. If you join, you'll find the archive...
Geez, I just realized I mis-spelled Forensics in the topic title.
Thanks, John -- I actually thought to write to D.P. after I posted here, and got a response from him today. Here's the text of what he sent, for anybody who's curious about this subject:
This determination is always a best guess and the ME would ...
From FORENSICS: A GUIDE FOR WRITERS, by D.P. Lyle, M.D., pg 201:
"In living victims, the duration of sperm motility is from four to six hours. If motile sperm are found in vaginal swabs, the sexual act likely occurred less than six hours earlier...
Twice, I've asked literary agents about this. Both said, basically: "I'd prefer it if you could just put in it twelve-point Times-Roman." I've also seen screenplays dismissed before so much as a word on page 1 was read because the use of a typefac...
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- Hometown:
- Galveston, TX
- About Me:
- author of the Julia Ninemann mystery series (as yet unpublished)
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer
- Website:
- http://minervakoenig.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Megan Abbott, Margaret Millar, Ruth Rendell, Lisa Unger
Instant Chess!
I don't know why my chess widget isn't working...
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 4:22am on November 6, 2009,
Harley Sachs said…
- That's a pretty young picture for Crimespace, Minerva. Are you old enoughto be a criminal like the rest of us? Are you on parole, or just on time out?
- At 1:51pm on September 21, 2009,
Karen Dionne said… - Hey, Minerva - thanks for friending me. Hang in there - I've been reading your posts for some time, and am 100% sure you'll reach your publishing goals. You're smart, talented, and willing to learn - that'll do it!
- At 2:03am on June 16, 2009,
Christopher Pimental said… - Hello, Minerva. I am sorry for the delay in answering. I'm in South America right now. If you still need to talk, just drop me a line at king.of.305@chrispimental.com
- At 5:07am on April 17, 2009,
Beth Groundwater said… - Hi Minerva,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author!
- At 2:23am on March 24, 2009,
B.R.Stateham said… - Thanks for letting me come into your playground and play. I'm looking forward to some interesting conversations.
- At 10:13am on March 21, 2009,
Pepper Smith said… - Thank you for the invitation!
- At 10:44am on March 15, 2009,
Tom Cooke said… - Thank you for the invite. We do need to stick together.
- At 2:10am on March 14, 2009,
Cormac Brown said… - Thank you very much for the invite, cheers!
- At 10:49pm on March 13, 2009,
Larry & Barbara Payton said… - Hola, y'all!
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