: Re: Submitting a novel for publication: do editors still expect Courier font? About ten years ago an agent told me not to submit manuscripts in fonts other than Courier (or Courier New) and to

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When I was doing work as an Editor I loved the Courier font, or any fixed pitch font for that matter. As nice as Times New Roman looks, after reading 100+ first pages it starts to wear on the eyes. A fixed pitch font just makes it easier to read page after page and in the end readability wins when it comes to formatting and fonts.

But as for what an editor expects. If they say they want it in Courier send it in as Courier (it goes back to the rule of Always Follow the Submission Guidelines).

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