How long do you spend making sure your manuscript is presentable?
If you were a high quality editor, who got sent hundreds of manuscripts a month, or even a week, which ones do you think you’d reject without even reading? None – do I hear you say? Rubbish! Why waste the time of reading event the front page of someone’s work, if they haven’t been bothered to put the time in for you to make it look uniform, neat and consistent.
Always check their specifications. If they say they want in double line spaced, Times New Roman, size 12, and yours is none of these things, they’re going to assume that you didn’t bother to read their specifications, and – if that’s the case – they’re not going to read any of your work.
Make sure you have numbered pages, your name and title on each page, and – for goodness’ sake – keep a copy yourself!
