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

[kimberlycreates.livejournal.com]

According to CMS15, all punctuation should be "in the same font--roman or italic--as the main or surrounding text" except for titles (e.g., don't italicize punction at the end of a title unless the puncutation is part of the title). But ... CMS15 also says that "according to a more traditional system" only periods, commas, colons, and semicolons should be italicized, exclamations and question marks should not. I'd go with the first option personally, but you'll probably find that there are some publishers who prefer the second, "more traditional" option. So ultimately, pick whichever one you prefer and stick with it. :)

Use a single space at the end of a setence and after colons.