A Guide To What's Here: Format

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'Early in my career my work was partially disguised autobiography. After I got through that phase I had this realization that the role of the outsider was more universal. I began dealing more with the problem of how whole cultures are unable to interact harmoniously.'

-- Ping Chong

• FORMAT FOR MANUSCRIPTS
  • Settings to Change in Web Browsers
  • Covers & Bindings
  • Type Size & Style
  • Preliminary Pages
    • Character Page Example
    • Scene Breakdown Page
      • Scene Breakdown Example
    • Quote Page
    • Setting & Time Page
      • Abstract Setting Example
      • Realistic Setting Example
    • Title Page Example
  • Format by the Numbers
  • Dialogue Pages Example
    • Page Numbering
    • Act & Scene Designations
    • Opening Stage Directions
    • Character Names
    • Character Stage Directions
    • Dialogue Spacing
    • (Pause.) Stage Direction
    • (Overlapping) Stage Direction
    • (Continued) Character Note
    • General Stage Directions
    • Act & Scene Endings
  • What's Here Guide: FORMAT