As some of you know, I am trying something different by taking the self-publishing route. The hardest part about this process so far is the editing. Yep, when you self-publish, you are on your own. Sure, you definitely are going to want to send your manuscript through a few beta-readers. But you still need a good editor. Those are hard to find in the self-publishing world sometimes. I recently read a wonderful book by an indie that had many spelling and grammatical errors. I emailed this author, whose response was surprising to me. This author actually had the book edited by someone and was disappointed in what I had found.
I think that not all editors are created equal. To me, if I can educate myself, I would like to be the best editor that I can be. I have found the advice in the two books shown above to be the best. I really have enjoyed the insight that I have gained from these two references. So, if you want to have a good editor, be one. If you want to be a good editor, read these books.
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
On Writing by Stephen King
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