“Edit your own work at your peril,” is the warning you will hear from just about every source. It’s somewhat akin to serving as your own lawyer. It can be done; it’s not recommended. Yet Amazon and other online platforms are filled with self-edited works, both in print and in ebook format, giving rise to…
There are several types of editing (and editors), but for our purposes, we’ll look at the broad categories of copy and line editing. How do they differ? Copy Editing and Proofreading The copy editor looks for mistakes on a very technical level. Copy editors look for typos, grammar, and spelling errors, but they are more…
I am doing the third editing pass on a client’s book and yes, I found two more typos (much to my chagrin). I tell my clients that editing is like sweeping a dirt floor. No matter how many times you sweep, you’re still going to pick up dirt. But too many books today are riddled…