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Originally Posted by rhadin
I understand where the readers are coming from. I have occasionally come across a book or a series that clearly had never been edited or if it had, the editor was a first grader just learning her alphabet. Yet the story was compelling (to me). So I cursed the author for making me try to figure out who the suddenly appearing character was supposed to be, and I bit my tongue at the heroine's eye color change. I read the book.
I find it especially frustrating when the story is excellent and it is clear to me that had the author hired a professional editor the book could be outstanding -- a book that I would give 5 stars to and recommend repeatedly. Instead, because of the lack of editing, I didn't give it a positive review and I didn't recommend the book to anyone.
I also put the author on my do-not-buy-ever-again list. Rip me off once, shame on you; rip me off twice, shame on me!
When I have bought a book, I hope to get something out of it. If the story is good, I'll read it even in the absence of editing because I bought it. The killer is when the story sucks and the editing is worse, yet I can see where had the author invested in a professional editor the story might be readable, even enjoyable.
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And yet... you've read my books. Which btw still surprises me that a person that advertises editing services reads my books and has not said "dude, go back to grammar school"
(yes, malapropism intended)
But back on topic.. I am with you. The story drives the entertainment. So long as the editing is not so bad to make it unreadable, that will not make me give up.