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Industry Standard Explained
Every literary agent and publisher in the world expects manuscripts in this format. It is not a preference — it is the professional standard. Spark builds it automatically.

Font: Courier New 12pt
Margins: 1 inch on all sides
Spacing: Double spaced throughout
Indent: 0.5 inch first line, every paragraph
Header: Author / Title / Page number, every page
Title page: Contact top left, word count top right
Chapters: Each begins on a new page, title centered
Scene breaks: Centered # between scenes
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Word Count Goal
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Novel lengths: Literary fiction 70–100k · Fantasy/Sci-fi 90–120k · Thriller/Mystery 70–90k · Romance 50–100k
Daily Writing Goal
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Stephen King writes 2,000 words a day. Hemingway wrote 500. There is no right answer. There is only consistency.
Estimated Completion
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