So, I'm almost done (I think, I hope, I pray) with revisions to my first novel. I'm now starting to consider sending it out to agents. Problem: on Nathan Bransford's blog, he mentions that he likes to see manuscripts double-spaced. Fabulous. So I hop over to my Word document and intend to double-space it. Except that...well, it looks HUGE. Observe:
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']The problems began on the evening I tried to drown myself in Lilly Barber’s swimming pool. [/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']They were a variety of problems, as well: parental problems, Lilly problems, Elisa problems. It should tell you a lot about the two women in my life that they were in categories all by themselves. Elisa’s was larger than Lilly’s, though. Elisa’s was larger than that of anyone I know, have known, or will know. That I can guarantee.?[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] Mr. Barber was the salesman to end all salesmen. He was as aggressive as a tiger and built like a barn door. His leonine behaviour had earned them a swimming pool three summers previously. The Barber family lived right next door and our houses were near-identical, but we didn’t have one. This is the only explanation I can give for why I didn’t try it at home. Except that, you know, all the television shows said not to.[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] In the hour before, we scouted out the area. “I’m pretty sure it’s not deep enough,” Lilly said, “My dad says our dog couldn’t even drown in there.”[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] “Well, no wonder. Your dog is an Alsatian.”[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] She rolled her eyes. “I know that.”[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']The Other Side[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']PART ONE[/FONT][FONT='Times New Roman','serif']:[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Friday[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Chapter One[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Ethan[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']They were a variety of problems, as well: parental problems, Lilly problems, Elisa problems. It should tell you a lot about the two women in my life that they were in categories all by themselves. Elisa’s was larger than Lilly’s, though. Elisa’s was larger than that of anyone I know, have known, or will know. That I can guarantee.?[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] Mr. Barber was the salesman to end all salesmen. He was as aggressive as a tiger and built like a barn door. His leonine behaviour had earned them a swimming pool three summers previously. The Barber family lived right next door and our houses were near-identical, but we didn’t have one. This is the only explanation I can give for why I didn’t try it at home. Except that, you know, all the television shows said not to.[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] In the hour before, we scouted out the area. “I’m pretty sure it’s not deep enough,” Lilly said, “My dad says our dog couldn’t even drown in there.”[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] “Well, no wonder. Your dog is an Alsatian.”[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] She rolled her eyes. “I know that.”[/FONT]
[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Not sure if it translates very well to AW formatting, but that is what I have on my first page! I'm now in the panic zone of, "THAT can't be right." So what do I do? Is that what Microsoft Word double-spacing is supposed to look like, and is that what agents will be satisfied with? [/FONT]
