Chicago Manual of Style Applied to Fiction

The Chicago Manual of Style is industry standard for North American publishing, but it was designed for academic texts, not fiction. So, that's always been problematic when coming up with questions about style while editing (writing) fiction. I was this many days old when another editor pointed out that Chicago Manual has a BLOG for fiction to answer those questions:

https://cmosshoptalk.com/fiction-plus/

Well duh! Great resource!

Self-Editing

Not everyone can afford an editor; even if you can, you want to do as much of the work yourself so you're not paying for revisions you could make yourself. Here is a thoughtful column on "How to make your own writing sound better without paying an editor"by Belle Beth Cooper from 2015 that does a good job of explaining how to take a second look at your own work.
https://ghost.org/blog/edit-your-own-writing/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=How+to+see+your+writing+with+clarity&utm_campaign=How+to+see+your+writing+with+clarity