This Only Applies If...
You have submitted a
publication query and we have invited you to submit your text.
We will only consider murder mysteries submitted in any of the following File Formats
(There is also an option for submitting separate graphics; see below.)
- Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
- Rich Text (.rtf)
- OpenOffice text (.odt)
- Text (.txt)
What to Submit
We are expecting a complete package
- The content of the mystery
- Enough information to tell a complete novice how to run the mystery.
(If you are not sure what this should be or how it should be structured, then
visit our Murder Mysteries pages. Pick a mystery that has a similar structure to
yours. On the mystery details page, download the "Taster pack" and examine the contents carefully.)
In general, we would prefer to receive everything in one document.
(If the structure of the mystery suggests that there should be multiple documents, then combine them,
but indicate by headings where new sections start).
The exception is graphic files, which may be sent separately.
Graphics
Graphical files may be useful for
- A logo for this Murder Mystery
- Some types of clues
- Maps
- Diagrams
If you want to send graphics, we can handle the following formats
- JPEG (.jpg)
- TIFF (.tif)
- GIF (.gif)
- Portable Network Graphics (.png)
- Portable Document Format (.pdf)
The minimum resolution used for any graphical format should be 300 dpi.
If you have an original graphical file, that is preferable to pdf.
Scanned files are
not acceptable unless they are either absolutely pristine, or the document is supposed to look like a scan!
Remember that images are subject to
copyright!