: Re: Is it better to save each chapter in a separate word document or all in one document? I'm new here. In the past, I've written countless articles for newspapers, and I almost never needed to

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If you are a freelance editor working with a book publisher then the commissioning editor who chose you for the project should be able to provide you with very specific file delivery instructions. These can vary from publisher to publisher. In some cases freelance editors are expected to typeset the manuscript according to the publisher's style manual and deliver a complete InDesign file. In other cases typesetting will be done in house and an MS Word document from the freelance editor is sufficient.

In my experience multiple files should preferably be avoided and, when possible, the entire manuscript should be edited and delivered in one document. This decreases the risk of mixing up different file versions and lessens the administrative burden on the commissioning editor who will be sending the file to print.

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