10 UNBREAKABLE FORMATTING RULES | formatting a novel from scratch (Part 2 in the Formatting Series)

In this video I share 10 standard formatting rules in the publishing industry for novels, such as spacing, justification, chapter headers, scene break info, and more. The first 10 rules are much more strict, but I also shared six other formatting rules that are more flexible and fun as well, such as drop caps, and decorative chapter headers. This is part of the formatting a novel from scratch series for self-published authors to learn formatting.

FORMATTING PLAYLIST:    • FORMATTING A NOVEL FROM SCRATCH USING...  

VIDEOS:
(1) What you Need to Know About Formatting (Intro):    • FORMATTING A BOOK — What you NEED TO ...  
(3) Front and Back Matter:    • How to set up FRONT AND BACK MATTER w...  
(4) Sizing (and Re-sizing):    • CHOOSING THE SIZE OF YOUR BOOK (& how...  
(5) Fonts and Styles:    • Choosing the FONT(s) + the Style Pane...  
(6) Adding Images:    • How to ADD IMAGES to your novel in WO...  
(7) Chapter Headers:(link coming soon)
(8) Putting it all together: (link coming soon)

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0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Who these RULES are for
0:49 - Introducing myself
1:15 - Our teaching assistant
1:50 - Notes
1:59 - My experience
2:40 - Template
2:54 - Series
3:10 - Time stamps
3:35 - Single Spacing + How to Fix It
5:15 - Justified Text + How to Set It Up
6:26 - Indentation Rules + How to Set It Up
7:42 - Exception to the Indentation Rule
8:24 - New Page for New Chapter
8:45 - Page Breaks for New Chapters + How to Add
9:50 - Chapter Header Placement
11:02 - Page Number Rules + Placement + How to Add
13:10 - Author Name and Book Title
15:18 - Consistency
16:10 - Bonus Tips
16:33 - Decorative Chapter Headers
16:52 - Drop Caps
17:30 - Fancy First Lines
18:10 - First Lines After Scene Break
18:29 - Fancy Scene Break Designs
18:59 - Formatting with Draft2Digital
19:37 - Formatting Series Playlist and What’s Next…

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