#manuscript format

[blogtey45]

Why Your manuscript probably got rejected | SummitPressPublishers

[lanceschaubert]

How do I use Shunn Manuscript Format?

Bill Shunn not long ago released a piece on manuscript format due to what seems to have been a dearth in standardization at the time. His guide has come to be known as Shunn Manuscript format. Some, for whatever reason, found his guide hard to find — or hard to follow — so I’m writing my own in deference to his. What is Shunn manuscript format? Considering how much editors make, Shunn…

[damonp304]

Why Your manuscript probably got rejected | SummitPressPublishers

This video explains why your manuscript was most likely rejected. These are the most common reasons that publishing houses reject manuscripts. Check out this video to learn more.

[shittyutmv]

Why hasn't Nightmare showered in the last 500+ years?

this ask might be over a year old sorry lmao cross by jakei95 horror by sour-apple-studios dust by ask-dusttale killer by rahafwabas nightmare by jokublog

[cuties-in-codices]

Where do you find these manuscripts? Is it like a website or do you find it randomly??

hey, thanks for the curiosity! lenghty answer below the cut :)

1)

medieval manuscripts are typically owned by libraries and showcased on the library's websites. so one thing i do is i randomly browse those digitized manuscript collections (like the collections of the bavarian state library or the bodleian libraries, to name just two), which everybody can do for free without any special access. some digital collections provide more useful tools than others (like search functions, filters, annotations on each manuscript). if they don't, the process of wading through numerous non-illustrated manuscripts before i find an illustrated one at all can be quite tedious.

2)

there are databases which help to navigate the vast sea of manuscripts. the one i couldn't live without personally use the most is called KdIH (Katalog der deutschsprachigen illustrierten Handschriften des Mittelalters). it's a project which aims to list all illustrated medieval manuscripts written in german dialects. the KdIH provides descriptions of the contents of each manuscript (with a focus on the illustrations), and if there's a digital reproduction of a manuscript available anywhere, the KdIH usually links to it. the KdIH is an invaluable tool for me because of its focus on illustrated manuscripts, because of the informations it provides for each manuscript, and because of its useful search function (once you've gotten over the initial confusion of how to navigate the website). the downside is that it includes only german manuscripts, which is one of the main reasons for the over-representation of german manuscripts on my blog (sorry about that).

3)

another important database for german manuscripts in general (i.e. not just illustrated ones) is the handschriftencensus, which catalogues information regarding the entirety of german language manuscripts of the middle ages, and also links to the digital reproductions of each manuscript.

4)

then there are simply considerable snowball effects. if you do even just superficial research on any medieval topic at all (say, if you open the wikipedia article on alchemy), you will inevitably stumble upon mentions of specific illustrated manuscripts. the next step is to simply search for a digital copy of the manuscript in question (this part can sometimes be easier said than done, especially when you're coming from wikipedia). one thing to keep in mind is that a manuscript illustration seldom comes alone - so every hint to any illustration at all is a greatly valuable one (if you do what i do lol). there's always gonna be something interesting in any given illustrated manuscript. (sidenote: one very effective 'cheat code' would be to simply go through all manuscripts that other online hobbyist archivers of manuscript illustrations have gone through before - like @discardingimages on tumblr - but some kind of 'professional pride' detains me from doing so. that's just a kind of stubbornness though. like, i want to find my material more or less on my own, not just the images but also the manuscripts, and i apply arbitrary rules to my search as to what exactly that means.)

5)

whatever tool or strategy i use to find specific illustrated manuscripts-- in the end, one unavoidable step is to actually manually skim through the (digitized) manuscript. i usually have at least a quick look at every single illustrated page, and i download or screenshot everything that is interesting to me. this process can take up to an hour per manuscript.

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in conclusion, i'd say that finding cool illuminated manuscripts is much simpler than i would have thought before i started this blog. there are so many of them out there and they're basically just 'hidden in plain side', it's really astounding. finding the manuscripts doesn't require special skills, just some basic experience with/knowledge of the tools available. the reason i'm able to post interesting images almost daily is just that i spend a lot of time doing all of this, going through manuscripts, curating this blog, etc. i find a lot of comfort in it, i learn a lot along the way, and i immensely enjoy people's engagement with my posts. so that's that :)

[ninawolv3rina]

[Holds Micah up like Simba in the Lion King] BEHOLD MY NEWEST FUCKED UP LITTLE GUY

[97tears]

Ok i’ll use anilist so i don’t start being tortured by my own brain worms. [sticks pencil up my nose

[bsotted]

Ben afleck smoking meme I’m so sick of myself adhd is fun sometimes I’ll be honest but let’s be real acquiring a new hyperfixation and then accidentally sinking 12 consecutive hours in, spiraling at max velocity down the rabbit hole, and not starting until 8pm is…. I’m getting TOO! OLD! for this!

tearing my hair out

I’m not in high school anymore but there I am Sunday morning watching the sun come up.. meanwhile I had shit to DO this weekend…!!

But instead, you know, at least I taught myself how to format a screenplay and transcribed 60 FUCKING PAGES of dialogue.

Did I so much as take a pee break in that time? Thank you for asking, exactly once.

Anyway if anyone needed, for some godforsaken reason, a line-by-line play through and transcript of the COD MW2 Alone mission, including a complete tree of all the dialogue options for every instance, I watched like five different full walkthroughs to catch everything I could, and I’ve got a fat google doc to show for it, now. I guess! I guess.

But then, could a fanfic author in need even now use my doc to outline a fic using the canonical dialogue, though? Questionable! Because of the way I chose to format it, (and went way out of my way at great effort! and expense of time! taught myself how to do for the express purpose of such!) …. Honestly in practice it would now be a huge pain to now line-by-line re-format it back into narrative dialogue.

Foresight; not exactly a virtue of hyper focus, unfortunately

Anyway. I’m at work now I slept like 8 hours combined all weekend and I really needed like a t least 20 after the week I had last week, and now I’m back at work, and I’m so fucking tired. I’m an idiot.

Prayer circle for my sleep schedule and the SLEEP STUDY IM LITERALLY SUPPSOED TO DO FRIDAY…. god I’m so glad we’re not open Thursday. I’m going to sleep for 14 hours.

[miserywizard]

Ughhhhhh i have to tell this marketer that this book has a Pretty Racist scene in it here is another of gods little tests

[tychodorian]

Hey writers! 📚✨ Welcome back to Manuscript Monday! Today, we’re diving into a crucial topic: the best way to format your book for self-publishing. Let's unpack the tools you can use and some key guidelines to follow.

First up, formatting your eBook. One of the simplest tools to use is Kindle Create. It’s free from Amazon and super user-friendly for eBooks. It lets you format text and add styling to ensure your book looks great on all Kindle devices.

For print books, Adobe InDesign is the gold standard. It offers incredible control over layout and design, which is essential for creating professional-quality print books. However, if you're looking for a more budget-friendly option, **Microsoft Word** or **Scribus**, a free open-source tool, can also do the job.

Now, let’s talk guidelines. For eBooks, make sure your images are high resolution and your text is reflowable—this means it adjusts to different screen sizes. For print, consider margins, bleed settings, and the quality of images, especially if your book includes illustrations or photos.

Remember, the right formatting makes your book not just readable but enjoyable. Take the time to learn these tools and follow these guidelines to ensure your book stands out!

Got more formatting questions? Drop them in the comments! Let’s make our self-publishing journey smooth and successful. Happy writing!

Need professional help doing this? Let me know! You can learn more about the services I offer here.

[ninjaaa-go]

please, I’m begging you, just give me clear and thorough instructions. please

[blogtey45]

Why Your manuscript probably got rejected | Summit Press Publishers

[spidey-loving-starkid]

Last night I had a dream where my sister printed out all of @ssreeder ‘s Leaving It All Behind Fanfic Series as a manuscript, and gave that to me as a present. My sister had no idea what it was, she had just seen me reading LIAB and knew that I like that. Also, it’s probably way better for my eyes, reading a physical copy, rather than looking at a screen, too, I thought.

Other things happened, too, in that dream.

[starlightswait]

i am!! annoyed but in a way that makes me want to fucking cry!

[oidheadh-con-culainn]

internet writing advice is bad because it makes out like there's rules. "there are two types of magic system" no there aren't. you made that up. there are as many types of magic system as there are people inventing magic systems. "here's the percentages of your story when you should hit certain plot beats" bullshit. for every story that does that there'll be an equally well-crafted story that doesn't. stories aren't maths.

[secret-engima]

Preview of Scales Day (Patreon Story)

     Clay knew the moment he woke up before his alarm clock that it was going to be a Scales Day. He pressed his face into his pillow and didn’t bother groaning, because it would help nothing and would only waste valuable energy. And here he’d been hoping to go hiking after work with friends too. He dragged himself through his morning routine, holding onto the bedpost when his legs threatened to forget how human joints and walking worked, cracking some of the stiffness out of his hands and wrists with practiced motions that his doctor kept telling him to stop (but he never did because otherwise he wouldn’t be able to move them well enough to get dressed).

     Getting dressed was a chore too. He had to wrestle on his socks first, pulling them over feet tipped with sharp claws that would shred the fabric if he wasn’t careful, but putting on socks meant bending over and even while sitting that pulled at his spine and hips and threatened to make his tail spill into existence and tear a hole in his pants (yet again, he had so many slacks he’d bought for work that now he used for slouching around the house on his days off because of the patched holes in their backs that it wasn’t funny anymore). He shrugged on a button-up shirt and stubbornly ignored the catching and ripping sensation of threads tangling with the scales peppering his shoulders and spine only to be pulled free or cut through by the sharp edges of said scales. It didn’t feel bad enough to have made any noticeable holes, and he’d be wearing a vest over it anyway, so no one would see if there was a new hole.

(if you want to see the rest of this short story and others in various other fantasy worlds and premises, come check out my patreon!)