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Originally Posted by Justin Nemo
I know this is one of your pet topics Harry, but it's not that cut and dried for a lot of people. A lot of what I write is Historical Fact and I'm lucky to have a friend who is a Professor of Etymology at Durham University, who edits and proofs all my work. I have another friend who is a History Lecturer who corrects any dialect or chronology errors. A fiction writer wouldn't necessarily need such intense levels of editing, so why shouldn't their mother or neighbour or school teacher or anyone literate enough to string two words together, be able to proof and/or edit their work?
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There's all the difference in the world between between proof-reading and editing. Sure, anyone who's literate can proof-read a book, but that's a completely different kettle of fish to editing it. Different people mean different things by the word "editing", but as a minimum it would generally involve "tightening up" the writing, checking for inconsistencies, and that kind of thing.
By the sound of it you're fortunate enough to have professionals available to you who
can edit your books. Most people are not that lucky.