Sorry, Chicago Manual of Style: I’m Not Going to Stop Capitalizing the Word “Earth”

Sorry, Chicago Manual of Style: I’m Not Going to Stop Capitalizing the Word “Earth”

If you are crazy enough to write a novel and lucky enough to get it published, you will, at the copy-editing stage, receive what’s called a Style Sheet. Among other things, it will list all the proper nouns that appear in your book — all the characters, yes, but also the places, organizations and federal agencies. It will flag any neologisms or unusual terminology. It will summarize the story, chapter by chapter, like a too-ardent Wikipedia entr…