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The Chicago Manual of Style is the guide most publishers use for grammar, spelling, and punctuation choices. But how can authors and editors check their manuscripts for any errors? You can spot errors yourself and flip through a thousand pages of material that may or may not be up to date... or check out PerfectIt's handy new tool. PerfectIt CEO Daniel Heuman is here to tell us all about it. https://intelligentediting.com Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams Special Guests: Daniel Heuman, Ellen Campbell 00:00 Opening remarks and introductions -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 *** Daniel: Has returned to New York from England. Ellen: Nothing has caught fire and she continues to be editing. Kalene: Doing a lot of developmental editing and litrpg stat math. 03:30 Main Event – Chicago Manual of Style Editing on PerfectIt -Ellen’s brief summary of the Chicago Manual of Style. -The problem with the Chicago Manual of Style when writing. -How to add words to the PerfectIt dictionary. -How to run your manuscript through the CMoS. -How PerfectIt maintains your track changes while you go into the document to make changes. 27:20 Spotlight: Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White https://amzn.to/3CE2XNo 28:20 Main Event – Chicago Manual of Style Editing on PerfectIt, Cont’d! -How to manage styles with CMoS. -PerfectIt’s ability to help edit British or American manuscripts. -Love for the semicolon. -Some new things coming out for PerfectIt. -Desires for PerfectIt from viewers. 55:15 Closing remarks Try out Rob McClellan’s Mod Farm for your website building needs. Use the link for a KSM discount! https://modfarmdesign.com/keystroke/ Coffee and Concepts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRuoHj6opw0 Keystroke Medium Live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1qSwdjsN9Q Storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYRzwuQeK9Q Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/ Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMedium For all the latest and greatest KSM Gear, check out our store at: https://keystrokemedium.com/ksm-store/ Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.com *** Keystroke Medium Anthologies Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher, or wherever else you found us!