Thread: Why don't people use professional copy editors?
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Old 10-18-2010, 07:42 PM   #83
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
"I'm such a great author that I don't need an editor" syndrome is very definitely real; Stephen King is an example which springs immediately to mind.
I think the last 3 Harry Potter books also demonstrate the problem. (They're OK books, overall, but sheesh; especially #5.)

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