tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378823602004745374.post1273582483738941604..comments2017-10-11T11:25:27.358-05:00Comments on Crystalee Calderwood- Writer and Poet: Spaces after periodsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113911115248504189noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378823602004745374.post-62625673005484278532009-03-20T07:42:00.000-05:002009-03-20T07:42:00.000-05:00Yes - It's a sci-fi group.At least changing fonts ...Yes - It's a sci-fi group.<BR/><BR/>At least changing fonts is an easy fix for the eyes :-)<BR/><BR/>ctrl a.<BR/>font Times New Roman.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904438929723833427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378823602004745374.post-4972440254916448472009-03-19T08:57:00.000-05:002009-03-19T08:57:00.000-05:00Laurie, is that the Sci-Fi-ish group that insists ...Laurie, is that the Sci-Fi-ish group that insists on Courier?<BR/><BR/>I checked SCBWI and couldn't find any guidelines that said appropriate font choices. It just baffles my mind that some people go against the standard fonts. I mean, Times New Roman is the default font in word for a reason!<BR/><BR/>And just because a certain writing group prefers a certain font, doesn't mean publishers will. I'm also thinking that maybe opinions differ between genres.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113911115248504189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378823602004745374.post-66926739961881721192009-03-19T05:00:00.000-05:002009-03-19T05:00:00.000-05:00He he he -- You and my other writing group are at ...He he he -- You and my other writing group are at serious odds with each other :-)<BR/><BR/>That is so weird.<BR/><BR/>Here is a copy/paste from their submission guidelines.<BR/><BR/>"Use <B>COURIER</B> for the entire work: text of the story, headers, title, byline, everything. You should have only Courier and no other font anywhere in your manuscript."Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904438929723833427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378823602004745374.post-82518598271813492512009-03-18T11:35:00.000-05:002009-03-18T11:35:00.000-05:00Laurie, of course I won't hate you forever and I'l...Laurie, of course I won't hate you forever and I'll still read your stuff! It's more of the font you use that bugs my eyes, I think. I'm a standard Times New Roman or Arial kind of girl.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113911115248504189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378823602004745374.post-22513103299372023222009-03-13T20:33:00.000-05:002009-03-13T20:33:00.000-05:00haha same here. i was a two spacer then converted ...haha same here. i was a two spacer then converted to a one spacer! but now with my ipod touch when i type on it if i space twice it adds a period and one space, but i'm still spacing twice so it confuses everything in my mind....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378823602004745374.post-72525003292346719192009-03-13T16:44:00.000-05:002009-03-13T16:44:00.000-05:00I remember when I was younger that in school we we...I remember when I was younger that in school we were taught to do the two spaces after a period. Don't remember why, but do know that's what was taught. I started to do the one space on my one in high school I think, or college... probably high school. <BR/><BR/>At least they are putting spaces in. I read an entry recently that didn't have spaces after periods or commas. I couldn't believe my eyes at first.Dawn Embershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214560861614476799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378823602004745374.post-74453898051578946682009-03-13T11:43:00.000-05:002009-03-13T11:43:00.000-05:00I'm of the old school and always did two spaces af...I'm of the old school and always did two spaces after a sentence. Only last year was I told it was wrong to do so. In my opinion I think it would be rather cruel of an editor to reject a manuscript just because someone put two spaces after a sentence other than one space. They should be more concerned with the topic and quality of the writing.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378823602004745374.post-10867767072792953002009-03-13T05:59:00.000-05:002009-03-13T05:59:00.000-05:00I want the editors who will be reading our stuff t...I want the editors who will be reading our stuff to come out of the closet.<BR/><BR/>PUBLICALLY<BR/><BR/>"I am a one-spacer."<BR/><BR/>OR <BR/><BR/>"I am a two-spacer."<BR/><BR/>Then I can modify what I send accordingly.<BR/><BR/>'Cause reading whichever format you don't like is hard on the eyes, and I want to be easy on the eyes whatever the preference. <BR/><BR/>http://wildtroutsymposium.com/presenterManuscripts.php<BR/><BR/>OR<BR/><BR/>http://www.sfwa.org/members/dalmas/essays.html<BR/><BR/>Plus now I'm in a real quandary. My one writing group is a two-spacer and my other writing group is a one-spacer.<BR/><BR/>And both are <B>really</B> adamant.<BR/><BR/>I'm probably gonna go with the meaner writing group on this. (Duck Soup is too kind to ridicule and cause tears.) <BR/><BR/>Here is Anne Mini on the subject. I found her more than a year ago while I was preparing my first book to send out, and on her advice I added another space after every period - (I was one of those rare people who didn't take typing101 in high school - ye gads.)<BR/><BR/>http://www.annemini.com<BR/><BR/>Quote from Anne's site:<BR/>[After writers were advised to omit one of the spaces after a period]<EM> the result was pretty dramatic: mysteriously, half the submissions agents received were harder to read, and the change happened more or less overnight — and since most agents don’t read even the major writing blogs, it seemed to come out of nowhere.<BR/><BR/>How loud were those howls, you ask? Suffice it to say that the grumbles continue to this day. No one who edits text for a living would vote for this particular change. To most professional eyes, it still just — chant it with me now, readers of this series — looks wrong.</EM><BR/><BR/>Crystalee will you still read my stuff if I keep the extra space? Or will you hate me forever?Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904438929723833427noreply@blogger.com