Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript

by Neff, Jack; Neff, Glenda Tennant; Prues, Don

• ISBN13: 9780898799217
• ISBN10: 089879921X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

Glenda Tennant Neff is now program director for educational outreach and business training at University of Cincinnati-Clermont College.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
Part One NONFICTION	3	(93)
Articles	4	(40)
The Query
The Query Letter	5	(2)
article query letter #1: nonfiction	7	(1)
article query letter #2: nonfiction	8	(1)
article query letter: nonfiction column	9	(1)
query letter mistakes to avoid	10	(1)
Electronic Queries	11	(2)
e-mail query	13	(1)
Fax Queries	14	(1)
fax query cover sheet	15	(1)
fax query	16	(1)
Follow-Up and Update Letters	17	(1)
follow-up to query letter	18	(1)
follow-up to article submission	19	(1)
inquiry about late payment	20	(1)
Letter Offering Reprint Rights/Request for Guidelines Letter	21	(1)
letter offering reprint rights	22	(1)
request for guidelines letter: nonfiction	23	(1)
Reply Postcards	24	(1)
reply postcards	25	(1)
The Article	26	(18)
Cover Letter	26	(1)
article cover letter: nonfiction	27	(1)
Article Manuscript	28	(2)
article manuscript: nonfiction	30	(1)
article manuscript, inside/end page: nonfiction	31	(1)
Sidebars	32	(1)
article manuscript with sidebars: nonfiction	33	(1)
article sidebar: nonfiction	34	(1)
article sidebar, page 2: nonfiction	35	(1)
Electronic Article Manuscripts	36	(2)
electronic manuscript submission	38	(2)
Submitting Photos and Graphics With Your Article	40	(1)
caption list	41	(1)
photographic identification form	41	(1)
Submitting Information Graphic Material With Your Article	42	(1)
information graphic text	43	(1)
Books	44	(44)
What You Need to Submit	44	(6)
Query to Agent	45	(2)
query letter to agent: nonfiction book	47	(1)
Query to Book Editor	48	(1)
query letter to book editor: nonfiction book	49	(1)
Book Proposals	50	(25)
Cover Letter	51	(1)
cover letter to agent: nonfiction book	52	(1)
cover letter to editor: nonfiction book	53	(1)
Cover Page	54	(1)
cover page: nonfiction book proposal	55	(1)
Overview	56	(1)
overview: nonfiction book proposal	57	(1)
Marketing Analysis	58	(1)
marketing analysis: nonfiction book proposal	59	(1)
Competitive Analysis	60	(1)
competitive analysis: nonfiction book proposal	61	(1)
Author Information	62	(1)
author information: nonfiction book proposal	63	(1)
Chapter Outline	64	(1)
chapter outline: nonfiction book proposal	65	(1)
Sample Chapter(s)	66	(1)
sample chapters: nonfiction book proposal	67	(1)
Attachments	68	(1)
attachments: nonfiction book proposal	69	(1)
Book Manuscript	70	(1)
cover page: nonfiction book	71	(1)
manuscript: nonfiction book	72	(1)
sidebar, page 1: nonfiction book	73	(1)
sidebar, page 2: nonfiction book	74	(1)
Front Matter	75	(13)
Table of Contents	76	(1)
table of contents: nonfiction book	77	(1)
Dedications, Epigraphs and Inscriptions/Foreword	78	(1)
dedication: nonfiction book	79	(1)
foreword: nonfiction book	80	(1)
Preface, Prologue and Acknowledgments	81	(1)
acknowledgments: nonfiction book	82	(1)
Back Matter	83	(2)
endnotes: nonfiction book	85	(1)
bibliography: nonfiction book	86	(1)
glossary: nonfiction book	87	(1)
Short and Specialized Pieces	88	(8)
Fillers/Anecdotes	88	(3)
filler/anecdote	90	(1)
Columns and Op-Eds	91	(3)
column/op-ed	93	(1)
Radio and TV Commentaries	94	(2)
radio and TV commentary	95	(1)
Part Two Fiction	96	(66)
Short Stories	97	(12)
What You Need to Submit	97	(12)
Request for Guidelines Letter	98	(1)
request for guidelines letter: fiction	99	(1)
Cover Letter	100	(2)
cover letter #1: short story	102	(1)
cover letter #2: short story	103	(1)
query mistakes to avoid	104	(1)
Reply Postcards	105	(1)
reply postcards	105	(1)
Short Story Manuscript	106	(1)
manuscript, page 1: short story	107	(1)
manuscript, last page: short story	108	(1)
Novels	109	(41)
The Novel Proposal	109	(23)
Query Letter to Agent or Publisher	110	(2)
query to agent: novel	112	(2)
query to publisher: novel	114	(1)
Cover Letter	115	(2)
cover letter: novel proposal	117	(1)
Cover Page	118	(1)
cover page: novel proposal	119	(1)
Table of Contents	120	(1)
table of contents: novel proposal	121	(1)
Synopsis	122	(2)
synopsis, page 1: novel proposal	124	(1)
synopsis, page 2: novel proposal	125	(1)
Outline	126	(1)
outline: novel proposal	127	(1)
Author Biography	128	(1)
author biography information	129	(1)
Endorsements Page	130	(1)
endorsements: novel proposal	131	(1)
The Novel Manuscript	132	(18)
Manuscript Pages	133	(1)
Cover Letter	134	(1)
cover letter: novel	135	(1)
Title Page	136	(1)
title page: novel	137	(1)
manuscript, page 1: novel	138	(1)
manuscript, page 2: novel	139	(1)
Reply Postcard	140	(1)
reply postcard: novel	141	(1)
Acknowledgments Page	142	(1)
acknowledgments: novel	143	(1)
Table of Contents	144	(1)
table of contents: novel	145	(1)
Dedication Page/Epigraph	146	(1)
dedication: novel	147	(1)
epigraph: novel	147	(1)
Foreword/Preface	148	(1)
foreword	149	(1)
preface	149	(1)
Specialized Fiction	150	(12)
Horror	150	(1)
Mystery	151	(1)
Romance	152	(1)
Science Fiction	153	(2)
Children's Picture Books	155	(1)
Other Types of Writing for Young Readers	156	(2)
Comics	158	(4)
comics script	161	(1)
Part Three SCRIPTS	162	(68)
The Screenplay	163	(20)
transitions	163	(1)
slug line (scene heading)	163	(1)
action	164	(1)
character cue	164	(1)
dialogue	164	(1)
parenthetical comment	164	(1)
narrative voice-over	165	(1)
carrying dialogue from one page to the next	165	(1)
having a character speak off camera	166	(1)
employing continuing shots	166	(2)
Title Page	168	(1)
title page: motion picture	169	(1)
screenplay script	170	(1)
screenplay script, page 2	171	(1)
Submitting Your Screenplay to an Agent or Production Company	172	(5)
The Query Letter	174	(2)
query to production company: feature film	176	(1)
Submitting Your Script	177	(6)
Outlines and Treatments	177	(4)
outline, page 1: feature film	181	(1)
treatment, page 1: feature film	182	(1)
TV Scripts	183	(29)
Submitting Television Scripts	183	(29)
The Query Letter	185	(2)
query: television script	187	(1)
Sitcoms	188	(1)
structure	188	(1)
teasers and tags	188	(1)
first-page particulars	188	(1)
page numbers	188	(1)
act and scene number notations	189	(1)
cast member list	189	(1)
transitions	189	(1)
slug lines	189	(1)
action directions	190	(1)
character names	190	(1)
parenthetical comment	190	(1)
dialogue	191	(1)
continuations	191	(1)
using a narrative voice-over	191	(1)
having a character speak off-camera	191	(3)
sitcom script	194	(1)
sitcom script, page 2	195	(2)
title page: sitcom	197
Title Page	196	(2)
The One-Hour Episodic Drama	198	(1)
structure	198	(1)
transitions	198	(1)
slug line (scene heading)	198	(1)
action	198	(1)
character's name	198	(1)
parenthetical comment	199	(1)
dialogue	199	(1)
carrying dialogue from one page to the next	199	(1)
using a narrative voice-over	200	(1)
having a character speak off-camera	200	(2)
one-hour episodic drama script	202	(1)
one-hour episodic drama script, page 2	203	(1)
Title Page	204	(1)
title page: one-hour episodic drama	205	(1)
Soaps	206	(2)
soap opera script	208	(1)
Movie of the Week	209	(2)
query letter to agent: movie of the week	211	(1)
The Audio/Video Script	212	(3)
Audio/Video Scripts for Corporate Clients	212	(3)
audio/video script	214	(1)
The Play Script	215	(15)
The Stage Play	215	(15)
The Title Page	216	(1)
title page: play	217	(1)
Act and Scene Breakdown Page	218	(1)
act and scene breakdown page: play	219	(1)
Cast of Characters Page	220	(1)
cast of characters: play	221	(1)
The Setting Page	222	(1)
setting page: play	223	(1)
The Script Pages	224	(1)
play script	225	(1)
Once Your Play Is Finished	226	(1)
Automatic Formatting Software Programs	227	(3)
Part Four VERSE	230	(9)
Poetry	231	(5)
Cover Letter	231	(2)
cover letter: poetry	232	(1)
Poem Submission	233	(3)
poem submission	235	(1)
Greeting Cards	236	(3)
Greeting Cards	236	(3)
greeting card submission	238	(1)
Appendix	239	(6)
Record Keeping and Forms	239	(6)
permission to use copyrighted material	242	(1)
sample release form	243	(1)
letter of agreement	244	(1)
Index	245