ETC Press has an author style guide, which explains how authors will turn in their manuscript. We do this to allow for an easy import from a Microsoft Word document into our design templates. (We separate content from design so we’re not using Adobe’s InDesign to design our books.)
Once we import the book’s content, our editor goes through the project, adds in the styles such as subheads or block quotes, adds the front and back matter (for example, the copyright page and About the Author).
When all the internal material has been updated, the editor will export a few different versions of the layout, which include small tweaks in style. The author will then get the opportunity to choose which layout they like. Then, the author and ETC Press editor will have a phone call to talk about any specific tweaks and changes that need to be made (or that can’t be made because of the template constraints).
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