Russell Harper of The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) talks about the changes to the 18th edition.
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On The Editing Podcast: How to edit for consistency and style |
For example, they’re connected to mains drainage. I, however, have to book the honey pot man to come and empty the septic tank once a year! Normal for me; weird for others.
And then there’s my local pal. He has the same drainage issues, but his working day is very different to mine. He’s a police officer. His work takes him directly into situations that I’m familiar with only at a distance, through the crime fiction I edit and the shows I watch on TV. |
Consider how historical cosy crime narratives find clever ways to enable characters who are restricted by socio-economic or gender disparities typical of the eras they’re set in.
A good example is Emily Brightwell’s Mrs Jeffries. She’s a Victorian housekeeper who nimbly engineers a higher quality of detection than her boss, the hapless Inspector Witherspoon, would be capable of without the help of his domestic staff. |
Michael J. Sullivan’s Hollow World is a mystery thriller set in the future where a person’s physical appearance is determined by their job. That doesn’t stop him looking for ways to distinguish the members of his worker groups – through belief systems, styles of dress, hobbies and passions, even the way they move and smile.
Use your wiki to record which differences and similarities make sense in your world, and how you will reflect them. |