The guidelines in the locked thread recommends Courier 12/Courier New with 12 point. I had an agent request a partial and directed me to their website for submission guidelines. They required Times New Roman at 12 point. For general purpose submissions where a font is not mentioned, does it really matter? Actually, I'm partial to Ariel. But I haven't seen Ariel mentioned anywhere.
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Always follow submission guidelines. If it isn't specified, choose either of the two most standard fonts in 12 point: Courier New or Times New Roman. I wouldn't deviate from that, myself.
I've always used Courier (sub guidelines notwithstanding). Others always use Times. I seriously doubt it matters between these two.
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Submit with whatever the agent/publisher requests.
I wouldn't use Ariel. Studies have shown sans-serif fonts are just harder to read.
Most recommend courier because it's a nice neutral font and its monospaced, meaning every letter occupies the same amount of space. Makes it easier to estimate word counts.
I wouldn't use Ariel. Studies have shown sans-serif fonts are just harder to read.
Most recommend courier because it's a nice neutral font and its monospaced, meaning every letter occupies the same amount of space. Makes it easier to estimate word counts.
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