Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript

Send your letters and proposals like a pro and increase your chances of getting published. Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript makes it easy by featuring full-size examples of how to present virtually any type of manuscript.

Covering every part of the manuscript submission package, this guide shows you the dos and dont's for creating persuasive but professional correspondence and submission materials, including: query letters, title pages, cover letters, tables of contents, outlines, author biographies, cover pages, endorsements pages, synopses and reply postcards.

There are also examples you can follow for submitting by fax or online, in addition to tips from respected agents and editors who help you avoid the mistakes that shout "amateur!" Spend more time writing and less time worrying about your manuscript presentations. With this guide, you'll gain the confidence you need to format and submit your manuscript quickly and effectively.

Jack Neff is a freelance writer who covers topics including marketing, legal, financial and other business issues. Glenda Neff is the former editor of Writer's Market. Don Prues, a former editor of Writer's Market and the former editor of Guide to Literary Agents, is currently a freelance writer.