Editing
The Style Sheet: A Copy Editor's Quiet Superpower
Priya Venkatesan, Managing Copy Editor · · 5 min read
A living record of every decision your book makes about itself — and why you should keep it forever.
A style sheet records spelling choices, capitalisation, numerals, character details, and timeline facts.
In a series, the style sheet becomes a continuity bible. Editors who inherit book three without one will spend a third of their time re-deriving decisions you already made.
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