In this guide to copyediting fiction from the publisher of The Chicago Manual of Style, veteran copyeditor Amy J. Schneider offers advice from her years of experience on how to deal with dialogue, voice, grammar, conscious language, blending fact and fiction, and other significant issues in writing fiction. Rather than a style guide or grammar text, Schneider intends the book to be “a road map for helping each author, character, and manuscript tell their own story in their own voice and their own style, clearly and consistently.” Divided into three parts with approachable thematic chapters, the book covers copyediting tasks specific to fiction, such as tracking the continuity of characters, places, and events, while providing solutions and suggestions on how to build a fiction style sheet. Although specific to fiction, poets and writers of other genres may find the book useful as a guide to self-editing before submission and a look into the work of copyeditors.
