EXTERIOR CONSIDERATIONS
______ Cover art is attractive and draws the eye
______ Cover art relates to the genre and storyline
______ Size and placement of title and author name make them easy to read
______ Back cover blurb, endorsements, and/or bio are legible and interesting
______ Spine information is complete and is the same theme as the cover
INTERIOR CONSIDERATIONS
______ Outside margins allow space to hold the book without covering up words with your thumbs
______ Inside margins allow you to read words in the gutter without prying the book further open
______ Font is serif and large enough to read with ease
______ Space between lines is sufficient that the book lines don’t appear crowded
______ Page numbers appear in the middle or on the outside margin of each page.
______ Odd numbered pages are always on the right side
______ Blank pages do not have page numbers on them
______ Chapter numbers/titles are placed consistently, and there are no headers on that page
______ First paragraph in each chapter is flush left (not indented)
______ Subsequent paragraphs are indented with no space between paragraphs for fiction books.
______ Nonfiction can be formatted like fiction OR no indents, and with a space between paragraphs
______ Length of chapters are approximately the same or intentionally otherwise.
______ Current trend in fiction is toward shorter chapters.
______ Table of Contents must be included for nonfiction but is not mandatory for fiction
______ Paragraphs are blocked (not ragged on the right side) AND without large gaps between words