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Styles
- Styles in Deckle
- Special Block Styling in Deckle
- Chapter Header Settings in Deckle
- Color Settings in Deckle
- First Paragraph Styling in Deckle
- Special Page Styling in Deckle
- Print Settings in Deckle
- Scene Break Styling in Deckle
- Typography Settings in Deckle
- Style Presets in Deckle
- Genre & Industry Style Presets in Deckle
- Popular Style Presets in Deckle
- Specialized Format Style Presets in Deckle
Templates
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End-to-end answers to the questions authors actually search for.
Codex
Crash Recovery
Device Preview
Editing
Export
- DOCX vs RTF for Sending to an Editor
- Font and Spacing for Manuscript Submission
- Formatting Your Manuscript for Literary Agent Submission in Deckle
- Handing Your Manuscript Off to a Professional Typesetter in Deckle
- How to Format a Novel Manuscript in Word
- How to Format Chapter Headings in a Manuscript
- How to Format Scene Breaks in a Manuscript
- What Is Standard Manuscript Format
- Accessible EPUB Structure and Reading Order
- Alt Text for Ebook Images
- Amazon KDP EPUB Requirements
- Common EPUB Validation Errors
- Ebook Metadata Explained
- Ebook vs Print Formatting Differences
- EPUB vs AZW3
- EPUB vs MOBI
- EPUB vs PDF vs DOCX for Publishing
- European EPUB Accessibility Requirements (European Accessibility Act)
- How to Add Language Metadata to an EPUB
- How to Make an EPUB File
- PDF vs EPUB for Self Publishing
- Reflowable vs Fixed Layout EPUB
- Styling Your EPUB for KDP and Other Platforms
- How to Send a Manuscript to a Beta Reader
- European Print Book Requirements (IngramSpark & BoD)
- Styling Your PDF for Print Publication
- US Print Book Requirements (KDP Print & IngramSpark)
- Preparing Your Manuscript for Export in Deckle
- Self-Publishing Your Novel With Deckle
Formatting
Goals
Import
- Best Novel Writing Software
- Formatting Your Word Manuscript for Clean Import into Deckle
- Revising a Previously Published Ebook in Deckle
- How to Move a Manuscript Between Writing Apps
- Importing Your Obsidian Vault into Deckle
- Scrivener Alternatives
- Moving from Scrivener to Deckle
- Writing a Novel in Word vs Dedicated Software
License
Multi Pane
Organization
- 5.25x8 Book Size
- 5.5x8.5 Book Size
- 5x8 Book Size
- 6x9 Book Size
- A5 Book Size for Self Publishing
- Book Margins and Gutter Explained
- Book Trim Sizes Explained
- Chapter Titles vs Chapter Numbers
- Character Arc Types
- Choosing a Typeface for a Book Interior
- Cosy Mystery Word Count
- Dedication vs Epigraph vs Acknowledgements
- Do Novels Have a Table of Contents?
- Drop Caps in Book Design
- Epilogue vs Afterword
- Fantasy Novel Word Count
- Half Title Page vs Title Page
- How Long Should a Chapter Be
- How Many Chapters Should a Novel Have
- How to Calculate Spine Width
- How to Choose a Trim Size for a Novel
- How to Number Chapters in a Novel
- How to Number the Pages of a Book
- How to Write a Book Dedication
- How to Write Acknowledgements for a Book
- How to Write an Author Bio for a Book
- How Wide Should a Text Block Be
- Line Spacing and Leading for Book Interiors
- Literary Fiction Word Count
- Middle Grade Word Count
- Most Common Paperback Size for Novels
- Novel Word Count by Genre
- Setting Up Front Matter and Back Matter in the Right Order
- Outlining vs Discovery Writing
- Outlining Your Novel With the Three-Act Structure in Deckle
- Prologue vs Preface vs Foreword
- Recto and Verso Explained
- Restructuring Your Novel Using Deckle's Outliner
- Romance Novel Word Count
- Running Heads and Running Feet
- Save the Cat Beat Sheet Explained
- Scene Break vs Section Break
- Scene vs Chapter: What Is the Difference
- Science Fiction Novel Word Count
- Serif vs Sans Serif for Book Interiors
- The Hero's Journey Structure
- Thriller Novel Word Count
- What Font Size Should a Printed Book Be
- What Goes on a Copyright Page?
- What Is a Colophon?
- What Is a Folio in Book Printing?
- What Is a Foreword in a Book
- What Is a Frontispiece
- What Is a Glossary in a Book
- What Is a Preface in a Book
- What Is a Prologue in a Novel
- What Is an Afterword in a Book
- What Is an "Also by the Author" Page
- What Is an Appendix in a Book
- What Is an Epigraph in a Book
- What Is an Epilogue in a Novel
- What Is an Index in a Book
- What Is Back Matter in a Book?
- What Is Bleed in Print Books?
- What Is Front Matter in a Book?
- Why Books Have Blank Pages
- Why Chapters Start on a Right-Hand Page
- Why Front Matter Uses Roman Numerals
- Widows and Orphans in Typesetting
- Young Adult Novel Word Count
Publishing
- Apple Books and Kobo File Requirements
- Do I Need an ISBN to Self Publish
- Draft2Digital Formatting Requirements
- Hardcover vs Paperback Specifications
- How to Write a One Page Synopsis
- How to Write a Query Letter
- IngramSpark File Creation Requirements
- IngramSpark vs KDP Formatting Requirements
- ISBN vs ASIN
- KDP Print File Requirements
- Print on Demand vs Offset Printing
- Traditional vs Self Publishing
- What Are Comp Titles
- What Goes in a Submission Package