How to Create House Style Guides
A house style guide lays out the editorial practices of a company and how they might differ from The Chicago Manual of Style or The Associated Press Stylebook. As an editorial professional, you might have years of experience following various publishers’ style guides, but what about creating one yourself? This overview will introduce you to what’s involved in this type of work—how to approach a project, getting buy-in from key players, what to include (or not), format considerations, and more.
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Speaker
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Heather StettlerElemental Text
Dr. Heather Stettler is an archaeologist, editor, and writer working as Elemental Text LLC. She provides scientific technical editing, technical writing, and document formatting services for environmental and engineering firms, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. She works primarily on reports related to compliance with federal and state environmental regulations.