2024 Changes to the Chicago Manual of Style Guide #bookediting #selfpublishingsuccess

Conforming to Chicago standards makes your book look more polished and professional. Many of the updates relate to accessibility, inclusivity and technological changes that have taken place since the last edition. Some of the most notable rule updates include Prepositions that are five letters long or longer, such as about, beyond throughout or without are now capitalized in titles. Previously they were lowercased. Prepositions that are four letters or shorter are still lowercased. The capitalization of a room with a view and water for elephants remains the same. The word black is capitalized now when it's used as a racial and ethnic identity. The words indigenous and native are also now capitalized when referring to people. For books published after 1900, Chicago no longer requires place of publication to be listed in citations. Now you're up to date. And again, as an author, I think the most important thing for you to know is that you should be checking in with your editor to see if they are up to date on the latest changes.