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|    Brenda to burlwood    |
|    Re: electronic vs. printed story submiss    |
|    20 Oct 15 18:54:16    |
      From: brendawriter@yahoo.com              On 10/20/2015 5:19 PM, burlwood wrote:       > On Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 3:10:23 PM UTC-4, William Vetter wrote:       >> burlwood wrote:       >>> On Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 12:02:49 PM UTC-4, burlwood wrote:       >>>> I've just finished a short story and am now looking to submit it. I was       >>>> wondering about whether there were any advantages to submitting a paper       >>>> copy. I was thinking perhaps it would get the editor's attention more       >>>> readily. Also, are there any differences in the way it should be formatted       >>>> depending on whether the submission is electronic or physical? Different       >>>> font, single spaced, etc.? Thanks in advance.       >>>       >>> The submission guidelines don't usually mention cover pages, yet, for an       >>> electronic submission, they seem unnecessary. Should I leave it out?       >>       >> There is no cover page. What is a cover page?       >       > They mention it here:       > http://www.sfwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Mssprep.pdf       >       > and, indeed, they call it a "cover page."       >                     No. The first page should have your name and address and email, at the       top on the left. On the right, the word count and the rights you are       selling. Halfway down, the title, by Your Name Here. If this is a       pseudonym it will not be the same as the one at the top left. Directly       after this the text of the story should pick up.              Brenda              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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