How to Hire a Good Copy Editor

A good copy editor will help you develop a style for your book. For example, if you write epic fantasy, a copy editor will want a list of the correct spellings of all of your characters and place names. And also in your style guide, what rules are you breaking on purpose and why? I recommend it when in doubt, use Chicago. If you're writing American English, I think that's a pretty safe one. There's a style guide in the UK and I don't remember what it's called. But that's another issue, right?"