essex24
07-13-2007, 11:31 AM
Hi all,
I'm just preparing my first unsolicited manuscript package for a publisher. I've closely followed the guidelines on the website and prepared my first three chapters, cover letter and synopsis. I have rather a silly question- Standard Manuscript Format states that you submit using a cover page that lists the word count. Since this is only a partial submission, not the complete manuscript, does this mean that the word count refers to the number of words in the submitted chapters or to the word count of the completed novel? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you!
I'm just preparing my first unsolicited manuscript package for a publisher. I've closely followed the guidelines on the website and prepared my first three chapters, cover letter and synopsis. I have rather a silly question- Standard Manuscript Format states that you submit using a cover page that lists the word count. Since this is only a partial submission, not the complete manuscript, does this mean that the word count refers to the number of words in the submitted chapters or to the word count of the completed novel? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you!