Fiction writers often make up names, towns, streets, and countries when creating our make-believe worlds. It’s easy to pick up an alternate spelling partway through the manuscript and then to switch back to the original spelling.
Carroll/Carol
Catherine/Katherine
Jerry/Gerry/Geri
Rachel/Rachael
Mary/Marie/Marry
When editing, we must use our lists to make note of names we’ve used and how we’ve described the characters. We spot the inconsistencies in spelling by checking subsequent references to these characters against our previous notes.
Fiction writers often make up names, towns, streets, and countries when creating our make-believe worlds. It’s easy to pick up an alternate spelling partway through the manuscript and then to switch back to the original spelling.