One of the first decisions you have to make when you decide to publish your own book is: Who’s going to turn your manuscript into the book you want it to become?
Lots of people decide they can do it themselves, and I’m sure some of them are happy they did. For others, the whole process of learning about book design, pagination, fonts and the rest of it just isn’t the way they want to spend their time.As an author you can decide to hire a book designer, either on their own or through a company that provides access to contractors.
But that’s not the end of the story. You still have to prepare your manuscript for publishing. Let me tell you, as someone who has worked on hundreds of authors’ manuscripts, it makes a big difference to your book designer how clean the file is when it hits her hard drive.
A messy manuscript takes longer to tidy up so it doesn’t cause problems when you get it into your layout software.
How can you help? Here are ten tips on how to get your manuscript ready for production. Keep in mind you only want to start doing this once you’re sure—no, I mean really sure—that your manuscript is final, ready for print.
Okay, now that you’re ready, let’s dive in.
Continue reading: http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2012/06/10-quick-tips-to-get-your-manuscript-ready-for-publication/
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