
Dear friends and followers,
Two days ago, we celebrated Canada; tomorrow, we celebrate the U.S.; and yesterday, we hit 375 orders, the exact halfway mark to the full-funding goal. It is perhaps of somewhat less national significance than the other two, but it is certainly of great significance to me. So I thank each and every one of you who have contributed so far. Thank you for bringing me as far as you have.
And we have news. As hinted in the previous update, we have an Interactive Fiction game to go with our novel: "Mustard, Music, and Murder", in which you may step into the shoes of Eric Peterkin to solve the murder of an elderly investment broker....
It is also July, which, quite aside from holidays of national importance, means it’s time to hand in a cheque to our friends at Chez Doris. I was unable to do so on the 1st, as the offices were closed for Canada Day, but I will be handing this over tomorrow morning:
My ongoing introduction of the various characters in "Murder at the Veterans’ Club" seems almost like an afterthought, now. Nevertheless, here is Jacob Bradshaw, the club secretary.
And that’s enough news for the moment, I think! Until next week, have fun, and keep reading!
I hope you all are having a good weekend and my Australian followers all remembered to vote!

I totally thought I sent this out last night, but it didn’t go through, I think.
Inkshares, like any reputable publisher does not have a standard (one type fits all) typeface. Each book is different and goes through an interior design after the ms is finalized and locked.
I guess Quill has more limited options, but if you get the full publishing package, you can make suggestions and confer with your book designer about typeface and other design issues. There are a lot of options and ultimately, you need to decide what works best for Your book.
Most professionals submit their ms in 12-point type ~Times New Roman, Arial or Courier.
Here is a link to a pretty good rule of thumb guide for formatting a ms.
http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/what-are-the-guidelines-for-formating-a-manuscript
To get into even more detail, check out this book:
http://www.writersdigestshop.com/formatting-submitting-your-manuscript-paperback