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Originally Posted by Josieb1
I'll just carry on enjoying and reviewing the books I love and leave the discussion of what makes a good book (obviously not self published of course) to the rest of you.
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And that is the way it shold be.
Most of the folks I know who enjoy Indie authors are not bothered by grammar and spelling issues. Most of the folks I know who have not been able to get into Indie authors are put off by obvious grammar and spelling mistakes.
My grammar sucks. I know it does. I hired a proof reader to review my dissertation because I am aware that my grammar sucks. My spelling is atrocious. I am dyslexic and I have auditory discrimination which makes it hard for me t distinguishing between soft sounds. So I have an excuse for crappy spelling but that doesn't mean that it doesn't suck.
Still, I can catch when there is something off in someones grammar. Normally the page does not flow properly and and I find myself rewriting to correct the problem. That distracts me from the story line.