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Imagine life as a fiction editor (interview with Amy Schneider, author of the Chicago Guide to Copy Editing Fiction)

Jun 13, 2023

29:32

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How to Copy Edit Fiction

5min

How to Write a Good Book

5min

How to Create a Style Sheet for Your Characters

5min

How to Edit for Audiobooks

5min

How to Break the Rules of Fiction

4min

The Importance of Semicolons in Editing and Writing

2min

How to Use Semicolons in Fiction

2min

The Importance of Style Sheets in Copy Editing

5min

932. When I saw Amy Schneider's new book, The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction, I realized that I have never seen a book that specializes in editing just for fiction, and immediately saw that it fills a need. And upon reading it, I realized how well it filled that need, and I knew I had to talk with her. If you've ever thought it would be fun to be a fiction editor, you'll love this interview.

Amy Schneider is a copy editor who specializes in fiction, has been copy editing for twenty-eight years, has edited more than five hundred books and anthologies, and now has published this fabulous book.

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