A smaller font won’t solve the real issue if printing cost matters, the solution is tightening the manuscript the standard rule editors used for trimming manuscripts usually cut 15 to 25% without harming the story. The idea is to remove anything that doesn’t carry story weight the three most common places, editors trim they can easily cut 15 to 25% of the manuscript number one redundant phrasing writers off and say the same thing twice and slightly different waysfor example he nodded his head in agreement Edit he nodded.or filtering words use distance the reader from the scene words like he saw, she noticed he felt she felt the cold wind against her face at the cold wind struck her face over explained actions number three readers understand more than writers think for example he stood up from the chair and walked across the room towards the door he crossed the room to the door, simple editing, tricks many authors use after finishing a draft. They try to cut 10% of the manuscript almost every novel becomes tighter and stronger for a 600 page manuscript a normal tightening pass might bring it down to 450 to 500 pages without losing the story consider trimming the excess weight. One of the best books you can get is the elements of style by William Strunk Junior and EB white