Tag: Chicago Manual of Style

Read blog posts that mention The Chicago Manual of Style, the fiction industry standard when it comes to grammar and usage rules.

How I Copyedit a Fiction Manuscript (No AI)

June 28, 2026

Table of Contents What is Copyediting? Copyediting is the process of correcting a manuscript’s grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. It also involves checking

How to Write Interrupted Dialogue

October 8, 2024

Table of Contents This post was originally published on May 6, 2019. It has been updated to follow new guidelines from The Chicago Manual of

What Is Copyediting?

March 8, 2021

Table of Contents Prospective clients often ask what is included in a copyedit from me. The answer is a number of things—so many that whenever

How to Use Commas

March 5, 2019

Table of Contents When I first started writing and publishing fiction, which was when I first encountered editors, the two pieces of punctuation I struggled