WRITING FOR THE PRESS A MANUAL By ROBERT LUCE FIFTH EDITION-RE-WRITTEN ELEVENTH THOUSAND BOSTON CLIPPING BUREAU PRESS 1907 WRITING FOR THE PRESS. PRINTEK'S COPY. Paper from eight to ten inches long, and from five to six inches wide, is the most convenient for everybody concerned in writing for the press. Avoid paper of letter size, and never use a foolscap sheet. Should only folded paper be at hand, tear or cut it into single sheets. Writers for the press use colored paper when they can get it, as it is better for the eyes of writer, editor, compositor, and proof-reader. The usual colors are yellow, orange, or brown, in light shades. If you cannot get it from a stationer, order it through a printer, or get it at a paper warehouse, and have it cut to the desired size. Ordinary wrapping paper is not bad for copy. Many writers prefer unruled paper, and there is no objection to its use for copy, provided the lines are written far enough apart. Close writing is objectionable, and it is better to err in the other direction. Do not fasten the sheets of manuscript together in any way. Pins betray the novice. Never roll sheets that are to be sent to an editor. Copy once rolled can never be made perfectly flat again, and is a nuisance to everybody who handles it afterward. Furthermore, round packages are likely to get into the newspaper mail, and be delayed or lost. Also, it is hard to remove the wrapper from a rolled manuscript without |