Stupid Question Time!

[queenoftheskies]

Step right up and get your laugh for the day.

I'm formatting novel manuscripts.

When I write, I format for my own ease. Now that I have a partial going out into the world, I figured I'd reformat everything and just work in the correct format from now on.

Here's stupid question #1:

When you swap italics for underline, do you underline each word individually in a sentence? Or the entire sentence (including punctuation) with one line? (The latter is what I'm inclined to do, but I figured I should ask since LJ knows EVERYTHING!)

Stupid question #2:

One, or two? I see this debate periodically. One space between sentences? Or two? Those of you who have submitted, what did you do?

Thanks!

Comments

[lupagreenwolf.livejournal.com]

#1 - I just underline it all.

#2 - teriel got me in the habit of doing two spaces. However, it depends on who's publishing it and what their submission guidelines are--if the guideliness don't say anything, just ask. Worse comes to worst, you can always use the "Replace" function--it's a lot easier than going in and changing it by hand. (My last manuscript had over 3,500 spaces to change--thank every divine being that is for "Replace"!)