Author Style Sheet Template | Editable Book Editing Tool | Story & Style Consistency Guide | Fiction and Nonfiction

📚 Take control of your manuscript’s consistency — from start to finish!

 This Author Style Sheet Template is a professional tool used by editors and authors to maintain accuracy, continuity, and style across a book. Whether you're editing your own work or collaborating with a professional, this template helps you keep everything from character names to hyphenation rules organized and consistent.

🗂️ What’s Inside:

 ✔️ Editable and easy-to-use Style Sheet (Google Docs format)

 ✔️ Organized into clear sections:

    *Story Details (working title, author name, genre, word count)

    *Spelling & Grammar Preferences (e.g., en dashes, Oxford comma, serial comma)

    *Capitalization, Hyphenation & Formatting Rules

    *Punctuation Choices (dialogue punctuation, ellipses, em dash usage)

    *Character Names, Places, and Terminology

    *Style Notes & Common Errors to Watch

✔️ Professional layout that mirrors industry-standard editorial practice

✔️ Bonus: Guidance notes included in each section

👩‍💻 Perfect For:

Indie Authors

Editors and Proofreaders

Self-Publishers

Writing Coaches

Fiction and Nonfiction Manuscripts

📂 Format:

Google Docs file (editable and shareable)

Instant digital download — no physical item will be shipped

📌 Why You’ll Love It:

Brings consistency to your manuscript

Makes collaborating with editors easier and more efficient

Saves time during revisions and proofreading

Essential for a professional, polished final draft

📣 Please Note:

Requires a Google account to access and edit the document

For personal or business use only (not for resale as-is)

🧡 Need a customized version for your genre or publishing team? Message me anytime!