Some publishers specify guidelines. There’s plenty of general advice out there about margins, font, etc. But have you tried using styles? — When I started writing my first (and still back-burner WIP) novel, I followed the formatting guidelines I’d been taught: 1” margins, size 12 Times New Roman, a cover page, etc. I’d had creative writing professors in both my undergrad and graduate programs advising how a “professional” manuscript should look —…