![]() With Courier, it’s more like 4,400 words. ![]() In Verdana, the 20-page point will come at about 5,000 words. She went on to note that page 20 comes at about the 6,000-word mark if the text is formatted in Times New Roman. ![]() It’s essential that page twenty be about the same amount of words across the board.” If I get to page twenty and I haven’t yet gotten a glimmer of what’s at stake for Our Hero/ine, then I know there’s a problem. “When mss follow a consistent format, it helps me assess the pacing. “I’m reading (as are all other agents and editors) a LOT of manuscripts,” she said. The other day I was reading a blog post by agent-blogger Janet Reid (of Query Shark fame), who had some interesting things to say about the importance of manuscript formatting: ![]() “Format guidelines were not instituted to drive you crazy.
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