The following rules comprise a generic professional guideline to formatting a manuscript for electronic submission. Individual publications may vary depending on how they plan on processing received submissions or by editor tastes. However, manuscripts formatted according to the below listed rules will always present professionally.

1. All manuscripts (fiction or non) shall be submitted in RTF form as an attachment to an e-mail.
2. Font shall be Times New Roman, 12 point.
3. Line spacing shall be double except for title page exceptions noted below.
4. All paragraphs shall be indented one-half inch, except for the first paragraph and any paragraph following a scene-break or point of view change - such paragraphs having NO indentation.
5. There shall be no additional line breaks inserted between paragraphs save for scene breaks and point of view changes.
6. Scene changes and point of view changes shall be denoted by the insertion of a line between paragraphs with a single "#" character centered on the line.
7. The first page of a submission - henceforth known as the title page - shall be formatted as follows:
   • At the top left corner, single spaced, and on separate lines, the following: Name, address, City/State-Province/Zip-mailing code/Country, e-mail, telephone (optional).
   • Switch line-spacing to double and enter in three blank lines.
   • On the fourth line, add the title of the work, left justified.
   • Insert a blank line.
   • Add the author name you wish the work to appear by, left justified. On this same line, right justified, add the word count estimate.
   • Insert three more blank lines.
   • Begin your story.
8. On each page AFTER the title page, include the following, right justified, in the header: "Author last name" / "Story title" / "Page #"
9. At the end of your story, on a single line, the word "End"
10. The only normally allowed special formatting is italics. This may be denoted through the actual use of italics or by underlining affected text, NOT both.
If the mechanics of your story require the use of specially formatted text for some unfathomable reason, please query first before submitting.
11. In non-fiction works, any time a link to a web page needs to be added, the link should be enclosed after the relevant word or phrase in parens and "http://" format. The relevant word or phrase itself should be shown in italics.
12. In non-fiction works, pictures or supporting graphics should be included as files submitted via separate e-mail or with the article in a single zip-file archive. Within the body of the text, a line of text enclosed by parens with the text "Insert picture xyz.jpg here" should be added.