So if there are
spaces between paragraphs on Moon, I open the Nook or Aldiko readers, and see if they render without spaces there.
Not exact matches
I use it
on my blog, and if you publish online, you've probably found it's much easier to read
paragraphs that have a
space between them.
I'm working
on a non-fiction eBook project, and wonder why so many folks advise for nonfiction a block style with line
spacing of some amount
between paragraphs, but for fiction indents are preferred?
I wish Amazon had included their new Ember font, which tends to eliminate weird
spacing issues
between words and
paragraphs, but right now Ember is only available
on the Oasis and Voyage.
If in TextMate can you enlighten me
on what part of the initial code defines the
spaces between paragraphs?
However, if the publisher's «house style» is based
on automatically indenting the first line of each new
paragraph, or the page layout automatically adds extra
space between paragraphs, the manuscript will be formatted with far too much
space between paragraphs if the author has added an extra line
between each
paragraph.
We use a program that actually checks for a laundry list of potential issues not noticed by authors and editors including punctuation errors (
space before a comma), «broken»
paragraphs (caused by accidentally hitting enter in
between a
paragraph on the manuscript), and even chapters that are numbered incorrectly (e.g. Chapter 6 and then Chapter 8).
That means no
spacing between paragraphs and indentations
on all
paragraphs except the first
paragraph after each chapter or scene break.
Some of these books with
spacing between paragraphs will have
paragraph indentations
on all the
paragraphs and some will have none.
Many books are read
on phones these days, and that extra
spacing between paragraphs can be irritating, especially if readers are enlarging the font because of poor eyesight / reading conditions.
Many books are read
on phones these days, and that extra
spacing between paragraphs can be irritating.
Avoid hitting the enter button twice in
between paragraphs, as this actually creates too much
space between the two and causes it to look disjointed (a carry
on mistake from the previous one).
These «concerns» are valid — but in the first instance, there were
spaces between paragraphs — just NOT
on the App she was using.
In book view, there are options to alter the appearance of page turn animations and to turn
on and off Kobo Styling, which usually removes
spaces between paragraphs and changes text type and size.
But when you sell eBooks
on Kindle, the formatting is far from critical, you just want to put in
spaces between paragraphs and chapters.
For example, a letter without the correct
spacing between paragraphs, or with too much text
on a page, is going to look cluttered, or a letter saved as a file type that is not meant for a text document (such as a.
Be
on the lookout for formatting errors as well, such as two
paragraphs that don't have a
space in
between, or lines that are indented incorrectly.
Instead of focusing
on the number of words, focus
on making your cover letter one page or less, with a readable font and font size, and enough white
space between paragraphs and in the margins.
On the other hand, you should leave double
space between paragraphs.
Keeping lots of white
space between paragraphs will make the information easier
on the eyes to digest.