Turn your gem into a publishable jewel.A new, authoritative guide to formatting and submission documents for all authors, The Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word, will bring your writing out of the realm of the amateur.Take the guesswork and the stress out of formatting. Whether it’s for submissions to publishers or a short story contest or anthology, learn the Shunn format and how to create your … the Shunn format and how to create your cover letters and queries.
Ready to take the plunge into self-publishing? Don’t hire out someone for hundreds of dollars. This step-by-step guide shows you how to make Microsoft Word work for you and give you consistent results each time.
A pro at everything, but looking for a reference guide? Then this is a perfect gift for that writer in your life. Not only does it feature recommendations for margins and fonts, it has a section with recommendations for promo opportunities, how to handle plagiarism, and more.
From understanding Microsoft Word to writing cover letters, query letters, and synopses, to setting up margins and correct publishing formatting, this book will guide you through the perils and pitfalls to your final goal of a professionally finished product.
DISCLAIMER: There are two images that are in landscape. I have done this so you can see how Shunn style submissions should look without forcing you to flip multiple pages and that is why I have a quality warning. (01/12/2018)
Contains:
Part 1: Microsoft Word
Pilcrow
Font Settings
Font Pop-up Box
Font Advanced Features
Paragraph Settings
Indents and Spacing
Alignment
Spacing
Indent
Line and Page Breaks
Styles
Layout
Sizes
Margins
Page Breaks vs Section Breaks
Blank Page
Page Breaks
Section Breaks
Table of Contents
Navigation Panel
Headings:
Pages:
Results:
Headers and Footers
The Review Tab
Proofing and Speech
Track Changes
Compare
Part 2: Submission Formatting (Shunn Style)
Short Stories
Short Story Submission Checklist:
Example of a Shunn Style Short Story Submission
Novels (Shunn Style)
Novel Submission Checklist:
Example of a Shunn Novel Submission
Submission Letters
Cover Letter (Short Story)
Query Letters (Full Manuscripts)
Query Letters (Nonfiction)
Synopsis
Follow Up
Publishers vs Vanity
Traditional Publishing
Agents
Vanity Publishing
Hybrid Publishing
Indie
Self-publishing
Compare the numbers
Part 3: Publishing Formatting
Fonts
Line Spacing
Step 1: Constructing Front Matter
Front Matter Layout (Fiction)
Book half-title (Full title in e-book)
Blank page (Not available in e-book)
Title page (Blurb in e-book)
Copyright page
Also by
Dedication
Epigraph
Table of Contents
Foreward
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Step 2: Styles
Step 3: Trim
Step 4A-C: Section Break, Headers and Footers, Information
Step 5: The End
Back Matter
Thank the reader (remind them to join your newsletter)
Sneak Peek
About the Author
Also by (e-book with links)
Embed Fonts
E-books
Part 4: Tips, Tricks, and Short Cuts (Junk Drawer)
Computer Short Cuts
Symbols & Special Characters
Alt Codes
Ctrl Codes
Decorative Borders and Lines
Find and Replace Shortcuts
Macros
Option 1: Button (Ribbon Binding)
Option 2: Keyboard (Key Binding)
Macro Recording
Fonts
Recommended Sites for Fonts
Recommended Fonts for Fiction
Recommended Fonts for Nonfiction
Margin Guidelines
Vector Graphics/Images
Recommended Sites for Vectors
Paragraph starters
Fiction Matter
Front Matter
Body (Your book)
Back Matter
Alternatives to Front Matter
Fiction Copyright
Nonfiction Matter
Front Matter
Body (The book)
Back Matter
Nonfiction Copyright
Letters
To Bleed or Not to Bleed
Formatting Check List
Useful websites for writers
Useful Facebook Groups
Finding places to submit short stories
Finding Agents and Publishers
How to Write Query Letters
How to Write Synopsis
Self-publishing Site Links
Other useful sites
Promo Site
How to Handle Copyright & Plagiarism Infringementmore
Concise, Well-Illustrated Book on Word for Writers
The timing of this review is actually kind of funny. I’m in the process of getting a book ready to publish on Amazon this week. In general, I feel pretty well-versed in Word, but in thinking about making the print edition of my book, I wasn’t quite sure how to do a few things. I am so glad that this book was at one of my favorite book review sites because it definitely had some details that I will be using to get my format correct. The book is very short and concise, with a “just what you need to know” feel to it. This book is specific to writers. The author talks a lot about how to format your manuscript for editors as well as publication. This really isn’t just about Word and your manuscript either, as she does talk about some things you need if you intend to, say, submit your manuscript to a publisher. I’m not usually a fan of super short non-fiction books, but I like that this one is basically precisely what it said in the title. The author is giving us quick and easy tips for Microsoft Word, specifically what writers need to know. She does definitely seem to have, though, a strong leaning toward fiction. I would guess she is a fiction writer. So some of what she says isn’t really correct for non-fiction writing. But other things are spot-on. The book is well organized, so if you know you need to look up something in particular, you can easily do so. She also includes lots of screenshots of Word, showing you precisely what she’s talking about. All in all, if you are a writer, you might find this little book beneficial to help you tweak your manuscript and use Word for your writing.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
A great quick reference guide for anyone who uses MS Word
I liked the easiness of The Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word by Kari Holloway. Things are laid out nicely with pictures included of what is being discussed and explained, so it is easier to find the command buttons that are needed or what the options are.
I am not a writer in the sense of books but I do have to use MS Word for work and I learnt a few things that I will be using when I need to do my next reports.
If you are a MS Word pro then you might not really learn a whole lot but it is also a good quick reference guide and there are a few tricks that you can glean from it.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
A great reference book.
Other than what I have learned on my own there is a great deal about the word program I have no idea about. That is what I so liked about this book it gave me detail info on the things I did not know and a quick reference on the things I use to know but have not used in a month of Sundays. I also like that it is set up for writers I prefer to write in word but formatting for an eBook has always given me problems. PDF are okay but it is much easier to read a book in an eBook form. I really want to thank the author this is a great reference book. I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.