How to format a book for publishing. In word 2016 on both mac windows to get to paragraph settings click the paragraph dialog box launcher on the home or layout tab. Subsequent author names appear in normal order first name last name format. Enter widthand heightfields for your trim size with bleed added.
Novels are probably the easiest to format. In this case formatting chapters for most word processing programs require that you begin on a new page. Start by listing the first name that appears on the book in last name first name format.
Gillespie paula and neal lerner. In addition to the novel format each paragraph usually starts with a short indentation. Enter the title your name and the name of the publisher each centered.
If you are a self publishing author who wants to know how to typeset a book there are plenty of tools and resources available to you. For the many indie authors who still favor microsoft word for formatting their books heres a companion piece to ian andrews recent post about using word to create ebook interiorsyes youve guessed it this time hes explaining how to use word to format print booksas a former microsoft trainer turned self published author he is able to speak from considerable relevant. By 9 in but follow the guidelines of your publisher if you are self publishing.
For example if your trim size is 6 x 9 1524 x 2286 cm 1524 x 2286 cm set the page size to 6125 x 925 1554 x 2346 cm 1554 x 2346 cm. This opens a dialog box. This simple auto fix will make creating your book format way easier.
Create your title page on the first page of the document. How to format a book. Many writers use ms word for ebook formatting but this shouldnt be your choice by defaultensure you take the time to explore the different options available for formatting your manuscript because a clean design is a vital part of publishing success.
Chapter titles and subheads. 10 tips your editor wants you to know. Add 0125 32 mm to the width and 025 64 mm to the height.
When a book has two authors order the authors in the same way they are presented in the book. The allyn and bacon guide to peer tutoring. Yes times new roman is boring but its essentially on every computer ever made.
Then on the indents and spacing tab go to the box under special and click on first line. Dont use a. Typically a novel is broken into chapters and paragraphs.
Use black 12 point times new roman as the font.
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