Always double space, including the text of your paper, quotations, notes, and the reference page. Leave margins of at least one-inch at the top, bottom, right, and left of every page. Use parenthetical citations to acknowledge direct quotations, indirect quotations,…
If you submit manuscripts to publishers or agents, you have probably come across the demand that you use “standard manuscript format” (or “SMF”) for your submissions. However, it isn’t always spelled out what this actually means. Generally speaking, the term indicates…
Editing manuscript needs careful study and critical assessment. Editing can be done on a number of levels as described below. Subject matter Ensure that everything that the assignment needs has been completed. Ensure that all the claims made in the…
