Agents tell horror stories about the variety of formats they receive manuscripts in such as in strange fonts, on neon colored paper, heavily perfumed and even written in crayon! In this episode of Unleaded - Fuel for Writers we offer some suggestions on how to format a manuscript.
Audio File: Unleaded - Episode #43 (Manuscript Format)
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This episode of Unleaded talks about one of our greatest untapped resources…people. There is nothing like eavesdropping on a conversation in your local coffee shop or stalking a particularly intresting person down the street as you scribble down the details of their stride, expression, demeanor and appearance.
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This episode of Unleaded talks about problems with tension and how to keep readers interested in your novel.
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This episode of Unleaded talks about being able to pitch your project and the importance of having ready a one minute description of your novel/screenplay/story.
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This episode of Unleaded continues our series on Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Rules of Writing. These rules first appeared in his book ’Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction.’ Of course, Vonnegut went on to point out that Flannery O’Connor broke all of those rules except the first, and that great writers tend to do that.
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