Choosing a Font for Your Novel || More than just readability

[@BoundByWords]

Do you have a preferred font?

[@Lasherluke]

I have always prefered Times new roman, simple but easy for me to use and read. I've found using some fonts that the words tend to be either to big or to small I feel that for me personally times new roman is the perfect middle ground.

[@t0dd000]

Try Garamond next time. There a reason publishers avoid Times and Garamond is probably the most popular. Very readable, but more elegant.

[@Lasherluke]

@@t0dd000 I've already picked my new font moving forward.

[@JoeyPaulOnline]

I generally use Arial when publishing but font varies for drafting!

[@BoundByWords]

I definitely choose a font based off my current mood. lol

[@t0dd000]

Arial is great for emails and shopping lists.

[@t0dd000]

Most novels use 1.5 line spacing, or thereabouts as you stated. There's a regional literary magazine here that uses singlespacing and it looks so crowded. I hate it. They do it to save paper, but, come on. Ugh.

[@Dawn8022]

SAMPLES PLEASE

[@t0dd000]

Garamond. Which is pretty much the default font professional publishers start with. If in doubt use that. My default for better presentation is Crimson Text. The better publishers include a colophon identifying the typeface. (And if you self-publish, you should as well.) Times New Roman is fine for manuscripts, but I roll my eyes when I see a self-published book using TNR. Ugh. Lazy. Amateurish. Just incredibly boring. It's the dry white toast of typefaces. Don't use Times New Roman. And sans-serif? No. Never. Have I seen a professionally produced book ever use sans-serif? I don't think so. I'm sure there is one out there somewhere though.