tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post7399295156736468013..comments2024-03-27T15:56:17.348+00:00Comments on Womag and other writing: Paragraph indents, or lack ofPatsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-2836890833949488272020-08-30T15:07:26.659+01:002020-08-30T15:07:26.659+01:00Thanks for this, Patsy. Most helpful. And thanks f...Thanks for this, Patsy. Most helpful. And thanks for everyone's comments too.Fay Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239945771922160765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-8845806974909709182018-11-14T12:19:13.825+00:002018-11-14T12:19:13.825+00:00@ Simon – I hadn't thought of them being able ...@ Simon – I hadn't thought of them being able to check where we've started a new paragraph, but you're right, they could do that (assuming we put them in properly to start with.)<br /><br />@ Bea and Captain Black – I add or remove mine automatically too. Doing one at a time would soon get boring.<br /><br />@ Sharon – You're right to go with what editors, rather than other Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-64625744133486212682018-11-06T19:13:26.837+00:002018-11-06T19:13:26.837+00:00Thanks Patsy.
People's Friend still requires p...Thanks Patsy.<br />People's Friend still requires paper submissions for short stories hence my question about marking a new paragraph. Still I suppose they wouldn't ask for no indents (and therefore no change of paragraph) unless they have good reason. They do specify double spacing though.<br /><br />I'll send as is and see if I get any luck.<br />Cheers Nita<br />Red-Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079617207014689673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-85789938900561193082018-11-06T12:41:03.245+00:002018-11-06T12:41:03.245+00:00I've never bothered with indents.
When I firs...I've never bothered with indents. <br />When I first began writing womag stories I was told off by other writers for not doing so. <br />Yet fiction eds haven't got back to me,asking to send the story again with indents. <br />I also don't use double line spacing, unless its a comp entry and the comp rules ask for it.<br />I've always used 1. 5 and this seems to be ok. <br />It Sharon Boothroydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-38518301096514924072018-11-06T10:16:45.014+00:002018-11-06T10:16:45.014+00:00Endorsing what Simon said, I'd presume that th...Endorsing what Simon said, I'd presume that the actual published formatting, including paragraphing, line spacing etc, is largely done algorithmically these days.<br /><br />Indentation could be added or removed using your word processor's tools, rather than having to do it manually for each paragraph. The details of that would obviously depend on your choice of software, but a global Captain Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10591348042712123513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-32745877741933613622018-11-06T07:54:14.937+00:002018-11-06T07:54:14.937+00:00I type without indents but have the layout set to ...I type without indents but have the layout set to ‘add space after paragraph’. Then before submitting by email I just ‘remove space after paragraph’. It’s easier than having to trawl through the whole document paragraph by paragraph at the end, but makes the ms easier on the eye when I’m drafting.Bea Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09142184717187799952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539691603325793063.post-10158482526634232142018-11-06T07:38:56.514+00:002018-11-06T07:38:56.514+00:00It’s not just the indents they take out ... they t...It’s not just the indents they take out ... they take out the double-spacing between lines too. It does look weird, but the software they use for page layout design can “see” the carriage returns from when we hit the Return key, so the ‘new paragraph’ information is still there. It does look weird when you’re not used to it, though!Simon Whaleyhttp://www.simonwhaley.co.uknoreply@blogger.com