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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Schneider, Amy J., author.     Subjects     Fiction -- Editing     Copy editing.     Editing.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Schneider, Amy J., author.       by title:      The Chicago guide to...         MARC Display

The Chicago guide to copyediting fiction / Amy J. Schneider. by Schneider, Amy J., author. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2023. Subjects Fiction -- Editing   Copy editing.   Editing. ISBN:  9780226767376 (paperback : alk. paper) : 022676737X (paperback : alk. paper) Series:  Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. Description:  229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Contents:  Introduction -- Part I: The process of copyediting fiction. The fiction copyeditor's mindset; The fiction copyeditor's workflow -- Part II: Building your fiction style sheet. General style; Characters; Places; Timeline -- Part III. Editorial issues specific to fiction. Grammar and usage in fiction; Copyediting dialogue; When fact and fiction collide -- Conclusion. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Although The Chicago Manual of Style is widely used by writers and editors of all stripes, it is primarily geared toward nonfiction. In this book, Amy J. Schneider--who has copyedited fiction in all genres, from mystery and romance to literary fiction, including many bestsellers--provides a companion to the Manual for those working on fiction. Hers is the first guide designed specifically for this major segment of the editorial community. Schneider highlights and offers advice on issues unique to fiction, such as how to deal with various types of dialogue and when incomplete and ungrammatical sentences are acceptable. She discusses best practices for conscious language issues that are increasingly important to authors, publishers, and readers. She also explains the larger purpose and vastly expanded scope of style sheets in editing fiction, illustrating how to track the details of fictional characters, places, and events to ensure continuity across a work or a series. And she covers workflow and administrative practices that work well for the fiction editing process, based on her own 25 years of experience as a freelancer working for publishers large and small"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 808.027 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808.027 Schneider Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808.027 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808.027 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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