Query Length

[Fraust]

I remember reading somewhere that there was a desired query length for Dungeon, but when I read the submission guidelines for Dragon I couldn't find anything. So, is there any specifics on queries for Dragon?

[Koldoon]

Fraust wrote:

I remember reading somewhere that there was a desired query length for Dungeon, but when I read the submission guidelines for Dragon I couldn't find anything. So, is there any specifics on queries for Dragon?

Fraust -

There's a whole thread where this is discussed. Dragon seems to prefer short, short queries - no more than a paragraph or two, and they prefer to receive several at once.... I'll see if I can find the thread to direct you... some folks even kindly posted some of their past queries to give some guidance.

- Ashavan

[James Jacobs]

For Dungeon, queries should be as short as they have to be. Generally, if a query is longer than 2 pages, that's a good indicator that your adventure is a bit too copmlicated or long for publication in the magazine.

[Koldoon]

Well, I found one of the discussions here:

Queries in small articles

It applied mainly to class act articles - but it's a start.

- Ashavan

[Fraust]

One more quick question. This is definetly going to show my ignorance when it comes to writing (incase my spelling hasn't alread), but what does it mean by double spaced? I think I read somewhere the Dungeon queries had to be double spaced.

[Zherog]

It means that when printed there's a blank line between every line of text. In MS Word, it's as simple as a setting (though I'd have to go looking for where exactly).

[Koldoon]

Zherog wrote:

It means that when printed there's a blank line between every line of text. In MS Word, it's as simple as a setting (though I'd have to go looking for where exactly).

In Word:

Select from the top menu -> Format
Select from the drop down menu --> Paragraph
Dialog Box will open, line spacing is in the lower right side.

- Ashavan