According to the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition, a glossary is often, “…in a book containing many words in another language or other unfamiliar terms.” Rather than needi… See more

Think of glossaries as a dictionary specific to your book. Glossaries are words paired with their definitions, so they resemble a page from a dictionary. Here is an example: Glossary: … See more

Whether or not your book needs a glossary is largely dependent on the genre of your book, target audience, and detail of your book. If you think there is even a small percentag… See more

This time, let’s say you’re writing a middle grade fantasy and have created magic spells, medicines unique to that world, and interpersonal titles not used in our world. Keeping tra… See more