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meg_evonne:
mentioned earlier that every editor and writer that I've worked with in on-line classes--to a person use 12pt NYTimes double spaced. 

Starbeam:
The default font and size on pretty much every program I've used tends to be Times New Roman, 12 pt.  And all the submission guidelines I've read through say to double space, which is always a good idea, anyway, for when you print out a copy to revise/edit.

RobJN:
As above , I have also seen the Times 12 pt, double- spaced as the standard. If a given publisher wants it done differently, they'll usually specify in their writers/submission guidelines.

The only other font I've seen mentioned is Courier, due to it being a "fixed width" across the page.

LizW65:
Most online formatting sites recommend 12 point Courier or New Courier, double spaced (most nearly approximates an old-time typewriter.)  However, they advise not to get too hung up and obsessive over fonts -- as long as it's readable and consistent, it's probably okay.

Darwinist:
Thanks a million guys. I tried the 12pt font, double spaced thing a long time ago and it just felt like it was way too big on my computer. I suppose printed on a page it'll look better. Just felt like I was putting out two paragraphs per page (not in reality, of course, but felt that way). What used to be 4 pages of print has ballooned into 8 pages of print, much closer to my goal. Now to reach that 100,000 wordcount goal.

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