A book-world veteran offers the first copyediting guide focused
exclusively on fiction.
Although The Chicago Manual of Style is widely used by writers and
editors of all stripes, it is primarily concerned with nonfiction, a
fact long lamented by the fiction community. In this long-awaited book
from the publisher of the Manual, Amy J. Schneider, a veteran
copyeditor who's worked on bestsellers across a wide swath of genres,
delivers a companionable editing guide geared specifically toward
fiction copyeditors--the first book of its type.
In a series of approachable thematic chapters, Schneider offers cogent
advice on how to deal with dialogue, voice, grammar, conscious language,
and other significant issues in fiction. She focuses on the copyediting
tasks specific to fiction--such as tracking the details of fictional
characters, places, and events to ensure continuity across the work--and
provides a slew of sharp, practicable solutions drawn from her
twenty-five years of experience working for publishers both large and
small. The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction is sure to prove an
indispensable companion to The Chicago Manual of Style and a versatile
tool for copyeditors working in the multifaceted landscape of
contemporary fiction.