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11-14-2007, 10:39 PM
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What font/font size/margin size, etc. do you all write in?
NOT talking about the final manuscript, of course.
I just want to know what font, font size, margin size, and other characteristics you all find nice to write with, and what is most appealing to you.
On a side note, are most novels published in Times New Roman? Seems like that to me, and it is such a boring font.
Thanks!
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11-14-2007, 11:40 PM
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I find it exciting! Formal, ahoy!
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11-15-2007, 02:43 AM
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I alwyas write in Georgia, 11pt. Not here but only because I don't like changing it everytime.
Fonts really always look the same to me, for the most part, but I like the distinctiveness of Georgia and the look of the numerals.
I guess I'm weird like that.
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11-15-2007, 05:46 AM
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Times new Roman 11pt, 1 and 1/2 line spaces (instead of double). 2 cm margins left and right.
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11-15-2007, 06:17 AM
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Times New Roman, 1 line space, 1.5 cm margins left and right.
Times New Roman may be boring but its what people want and expect. However, sans-serif fonts are easier to read/scan so maybe a change away from serif may be the answer.
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11-15-2007, 06:22 AM
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The default on my comp is Ariel 12 point which is readable enough so I stick with that unless I go to Times 12 point. It's not just what people like and expect, it is more readable than most other fonts for long blocks of text.
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11-15-2007, 03:06 PM
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Microsoft Word default settings, ditto OpenOffice, AbbyWord and all the others, whatever you write in, all of them are acceptable to publishers, because a couple of clicks can convert them to Adobe, Quark or whatever else is needed.
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11-15-2007, 06:18 PM
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My handwriting, variable size, in pencil.
When I type stuff up I usually do it in courier new, 10.
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11-16-2007, 12:25 AM
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I write first in longhand, too. But when I type it all in, I go for boring.
12 pt. Times New Roman, 1 inch margins all around, double spaced
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11-16-2007, 12:51 AM
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What I lack in quality, I make up for in size. It gets the editors' attention.
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11-16-2007, 04:19 AM
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Monospaced == bigger than.
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11-20-2007, 05:01 PM
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I just open word, and get writing. However, I usually change the size to 14, as it's originally in size 12 new times roman, and that's small xD
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11-20-2007, 09:01 PM
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I write in Georgia, size 11 or 12 font, with 1/2 or double spaced paragraphs (my eyesight is hopeless).
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11-21-2007, 01:50 AM
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Times New Roman or Courier Final Draft, both 10pt. I like to print drafts, but hate wasting paper, so if it's just for me to edit from, the 10pt seems more efficient.
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11-21-2007, 03:43 AM
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Times New Roman was originally designed for newspaper columns and it's very "squashed" horizontally. Compared to a line of text in (say) Garamond the same line in Times New Roman is considerably shorter, which makes it easier to fit large amounts of text into smaller spaces. This is what newspapers need, but it's hardly optimal for the reader.
I think Caslon or Garamond are the best typefaces for reading printed drafts, so those are what I use.
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