[NanaMimi]

I'm trying to get in the field of writing, but I'm having a great deal of
trouble putting in proper manuscript form. So I need a template for a
manuscript that is to be published as a book. Does anyone know or have an
answer for me? Thanks, NanaMimi

[Jay Freedman]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:11:01 -0800, NanaMimi
wrote:

I'm trying to get in the field of writing, but I'm having a great deal of
trouble putting in proper manuscript form. So I need a template for a
manuscript that is to be published as a book. Does anyone know or have an
answer for me? Thanks, NanaMimi

Read http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm. It doesn't offer any templates for
download, but it does discuss almost everything you should know about using Word
to write a book, with links to many other articles.

You may find some templates at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...s/default.aspx, but expect to have to
tweak them to suit your own needs. I think it's more important to understand
what templates are for, and how they work, than to have someone hand you a
one-size-doesn't-really-fit-all template that will make you frustrated.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I don't make any representation that it's great (because it tries to be all
things to too many people), but you can get something to start with at
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordsintotype/Template.htm.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:11:01 -0800, NanaMimi
wrote:

I'm trying to get in the field of writing, but I'm having a great deal of
trouble putting in proper manuscript form. So I need a template for a
manuscript that is to be published as a book. Does anyone know or have an
answer for me? Thanks, NanaMimi

Read http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm. It doesn't offer any templates
for
download, but it does discuss almost everything you should know about
using Word
to write a book, with links to many other articles.

You may find some templates at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...s/default.aspx, but expect to
have to
tweak them to suit your own needs. I think it's more important to
understand
what templates are for, and how they work, than to have someone hand you a
one-size-doesn't-really-fit-all template that will make you frustrated.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.

[NanaMimi]

Thank you, it was just what I was looking for. You don't realize how much
this means to me. I might find something with more detail later on, but this
is for right now exactly what the doctor ordered Trust me I really did
need to see a doctor but I was afraid he'd think I'd already cracked
Seriously, thank you very much.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I don't make any representation that it's great (because it tries to be all
things to too many people), but you can get something to start with at
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordsintotype/Template.htm.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:11:01 -0800, NanaMimi
wrote:

I'm trying to get in the field of writing, but I'm having a great deal of
trouble putting in proper manuscript form. So I need a template for a
manuscript that is to be published as a book. Does anyone know or have an
answer for me? Thanks, NanaMimi

Read http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm. It doesn't offer any templates
for
download, but it does discuss almost everything you should know about
using Word
to write a book, with links to many other articles.

You may find some templates at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...s/default.aspx, but expect to
have to
tweak them to suit your own needs. I think it's more important to
understand
what templates are for, and how they work, than to have someone hand you a
one-size-doesn't-really-fit-all template that will make you frustrated.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I'm glad you found it helpful. It's quite limited in that it's *only* for a
straightforward manuscript and would require considerable tweaking if you
want to add other elements (the first person I gave it to said he had
started right out with a dedication, and I had to point out that this was
something one usually added at the very end, after finding a publisher g).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"NanaMimi" wrote in message
...
Thank you, it was just what I was looking for. You don't realize how much
this means to me. I might find something with more detail later on, but
this
is for right now exactly what the doctor ordered Trust me I really did
need to see a doctor but I was afraid he'd think I'd already cracked
Seriously, thank you very much.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

I don't make any representation that it's great (because it tries to be
all
things to too many people), but you can get something to start with at
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordsintotype/Template.htm.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:11:01 -0800, NanaMimi
wrote:

I'm trying to get in the field of writing, but I'm having a great deal
of
trouble putting in proper manuscript form. So I need a template for a
manuscript that is to be published as a book. Does anyone know or have
an
answer for me? Thanks, NanaMimi

Read http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm. It doesn't offer any templates
for
download, but it does discuss almost everything you should know about
using Word
to write a book, with links to many other articles.

You may find some templates at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...s/default.aspx, but expect to
have to
tweak them to suit your own needs. I think it's more important to
understand
what templates are for, and how they work, than to have someone hand
you a
one-size-doesn't-really-fit-all template that will make you frustrated.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so all may benefit.

[NanaMimi]

I agree with you, but as I am at a lost on where to start, something is
better than nothing. Who knows, it just might give me a jumpstart and that
in itself is better than where I am now. Thanks for replying so fast.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:11:01 -0800, NanaMimi
wrote:

I'm trying to get in the field of writing, but I'm having a great deal of
trouble putting in proper manuscript form. So I need a template for a
manuscript that is to be published as a book. Does anyone know or have an
answer for me? Thanks, NanaMimi

Read http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm. It doesn't offer any templates for
download, but it does discuss almost everything you should know about using Word
to write a book, with links to many other articles.

You may find some templates at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...s/default.aspx, but expect to have to
tweak them to suit your own needs. I think it's more important to understand
what templates are for, and how they work, than to have someone hand you a
one-size-doesn't-really-fit-all template that will make you frustrated.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.