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Old 01-27-2015, 03:21 PM   #21621
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Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny View Post
I try to attribute wrong-word errors to typos, but sometimes I think that the writer simply does not know the difference between "affect" and "effect" or similar.
And this is where editors and (to some extent) beta readers are useful. The editor's job is to spot the wrong words and bad grammar that authors miss, and beyond that to see where repetitive language and unclear communication gets in the way of the story.

When self-pub authors choose not to use editors, they're taking that responsibility on themselves...and frequently, their work suffers for it. I've read several SP short stories lately, and the same problems keep cropping up. Perhaps there needs to be a "Self-Editing for Self-Publishers" book, but I think the people who most need it are the least likely to read it.
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