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mmerriam ([personal profile] mmerriam) wrote2010-12-28 06:17 pm
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Question --

Hey writers, when you send out a manuscript (especially a novel) are you using word processor word count or the standard publishing formula (which usually yields 250 words a page in Courier 12pt)?
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[identity profile] mmerriam.livejournal.com 2010-12-29 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
I've been using word processor count rounded up to the nearest thousand, but I had wondered if publishers, especially traditional print publishers, would prefer it the other way for typesetting purposes.

[identity profile] kmarkhoover.livejournal.com 2010-12-29 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
One thing I've noticed, the longer the ms the closer the word count/electronic count actually become. It's kinda weird.