| Ideas NOVEL FORMAT About This Template By default, when compiled (File > Compile), this project will generate a document in the standard manuscript format for novels. Settings are also provided to make it easy to compile to a paperback-style PDF for self-publishing or an EPUB or Kindle e-book. How To Use This Template • Inside the “Manuscript” folder, create a new folder for each chapter and title each folder with the name of the chapter. If you don’t intend to use chapter names, just use something... Manuscript Outline The Phone Call Alone in his flat, K. receives a phone call from a mysterious woman. She says she knows his secret, and forces a meeting. An Old Friend M. runs into an old school friend who disappeared many years ago. She recalls playing records together, and tells him how everyone thought he as dead. The Meeting K. waits in the park for the woman. His wife shows up, but she claims not to be his wife. She gives him a map, and leaves. He tries to follow her, but loses her. Another Moon B. meets with Hendrick and Moon, and grills them on how they lost “Subject 7”. Moon seems confused, as though her memories have been altered. A Familiar Voice M. finds the map in K’s coat pocket and phones the number on it. She drops the phone when she hears her own voice at the other end. Problems Characters Places Front Matter Manuscript Format Title Page Title page to the manuscript. Paperback Title Page <$PROJECTTITLE> <$author> Copyright Copyright © <$year> <$author> All rights reserved. ISBN: ISBN-13: Dedication Insert dedication here. Blank Page <$BLANK_PAGE> E-book Cover Dedication Your dedication here. Notes Research Sample Output Standard Manuscript Andrew Nonymous Your manuscript should have your address and contact details on the title page only. If you have an agent, your agent's address can be included beneath. 700 words. NOVEL STANDARD MANUSCRIPT FORMAT by Forename Surname Chapter One Standard manuscript format is often required for novels so that work can easily be read by editors. It allows editors to estimate word count and determine roughly how many pages will be required to produce a book using the page size, style and... Paperback Novel MY GREAT NOVEL Anton Mouse Copyright © 2011 Anton Mouse All rights reserved. ISBN: ISBN-13: Insert dedication here. CHAPTER ONE The Mayor of Castanets Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi rhoncus adipiscing velit, sit amet cursus libero vehicula sed. Nulla sed urna tellus. Proin non ligula at ligula mollis tempor nec non ipsum. Maecenas non ultricies elit. Ut ac eros ac eros scelerisque commodo. Suspendisse accumsan risus nec leo sagittis dignissim. Aenean mollis iaculi... Template Sheets Character Sketch Character Name Role in Story Goal Physical Description Personality Occupation Habits/Mannerisms Background Internal Conflicts External Conflicts Notes Setting Sketch Name of Setting Role in Story Related Characters Season Unique Features Description Sights Sounds Smell Notes (More...) |