technical mailing questions

Salem said:

(These are probably silly questions but I don't want to come across too amatuerish to the publishers!).

1. When submitting my manuscript, should I seal the sticky part of the envelope, latch the little metal fastening thingy, or just put a piece of tape in the center?

2. When I turn the envelope sideways to write the address, should the end with the opening be on the left or right, or does that matter?

3. If the submission instructions do not say anything specific, should I paperclip the pages or just leave them loose.


Thanks!

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1. Absolutely doesn't matter. In most offices, your envelope will be slit at the end, a letter opener or other cutting device slid into the small opening between the gummed portion of the flap and the end of the envelope, without disturbing the flap. Don't tape over the small opening. It ticks the mail handler off.

2. Absolutely doesn't matter. Most people are right-handed and will be holding the opening device in the right hand, so I tend to put the flap to the right. If I do it the other way, I still send it in as-is.

3. Absolutely doesn't matter. Just don't bind or staple the pages. If they want 'em loose and you've paper clipped, it's easily remedied. If they want paper clips and your pages are loose, easily remedied.

Maryn, with many years of office work under her belt