Manuscript

I have just reviewed some professionally bound copies of one of the books I have been working on this year. The book is unfinished and consists of finished illustrations and roughs. I have had these printed to send them out to publishers that accept unsolicited manuscripts. I much prefer sending a physical copy rather than a pdf version as I think the tactile nature of a printed book much more appealing. When sending digital copies it is necessary to lower fila sizes to meet specifications and this can mean lowering the resolution of illustrations. I font want to have to compromise the work I have created. I have been compiling list of publishers that accept manuscripts, both digital and physical copies. Now that the competitions I entered this year have finished I am able to send copies of my books out to a range of publishers. I have chosen to have the manuscripts printed as staple bound brochures to keep costs down but have opted for good quality recycled paper to make sure they are a high quality and appealing item. As I have been printing quite a few of them and realistically most if not all that I send out will not lead to any feedback from publishers it was important to balance cost and quality to make the manuscripts suitable for their purpose.