


Now that you’ve finished preparing your manuscript, you’re ready to import it into your ebook or print program!īook Cave prefers Jutoh for ebooks and InDesign for print books. Make sure all chapters have a page break directly before. Check Page BreaksĪll chapters should be pushed to start on their own page with a page break (not multiple hard returns!). While these are not as visually appealing, whatever you do, be consistent. Some authors prefer using the ellipses character in their ebooks. This means periods separated with nonbreaking spaces (the last space is a regular space, to allow the line to break there, if needed). ” and “…” and “…” then replace them with “^s.^s.^s. You’ll need to search for all possible ellipses combinations, like ”.
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Search for all ellipses in the document and replace them with periods and nonbreaking spaces, in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style. It’s much easier to make a mistake in formatting your book if you’re manually putting in tabs. Paragraphs should have indents, but those indents should be put in with a first line indent in the paragraph style, to ensure all indents are done consistently.

Remove Tabsįind all instances of tabs (put ^t in the find box) and replace them with nothing to remove them. Push Replace All multiple times to catch all instances.įind double paragraph breaks (enter ^p^p into the find box) and replace them with one paragraph break (put ^p in the replace box). Using the find and replace box, find every instance of two spaces and replace it with one space. Preparing Your Manuscript Remove Extra Spaces If you’re like us and love to read, then click here to score tons of free and discounted ebooks.īefore you create your ebook or print file, follow these easy steps for preparing your manuscript!įirst, save a copy of your manuscript and work from there, just in case something goes wrong. Connecting the RIGHT readers with the RIGHT books
