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Getting ready

Some guidelines for preparing a manuscript

	Preparing your text with WritersServices
	Scanning
	Manuscript typing

	Producing a mock-up of your book
	How long will it take?
	Check our standards
	Read our terms & conditions
	Matching word count to your page
	Obtaining a rough word count from the file size
	A working style sheet
	Text file types on computers
	Readability scores

	Preparing your text with WritersServices a summary of our services - how we can help you to get your ms ready to go to the printer.
	Scanning a new service to help get old mss onto disk so that you can work on them on your computer.
	Manuscript typing our most recent new service, typing of mss from handwritten manuscript, messy typescript or audio tapes.

	Producing a mock-up of your book how you can provide a mock-up to give you an idea of what your book will look like
	Check our standards - these are our operating standards
	Read our terms & conditions an overview of how WritersPrintshop works as a business
	Matching word count to your page - working out your likely page extent from the number of words and the page size
	Obtaining a rough word count from the file size how to estimate the word count of your ms from the size of the file
	Text file types on computers how to store and transmit text files.
	A style sheet will make the work of the copy-editor much easier.
	Readability scores Check out the Fog Index and the Flesch Reading Score to find out how your work measures up.

Does your book deserve the attentions of a professional copy editor?

Writers Services offers a full range of editorial services.

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