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Much, much more than that, Debra ...
Folks here talk about 'editing' to get things *looking* nice. This is eye candy. Real editing is about getting things *reading* nice.
At the risk of the hate mail I always get when I say this .... NO author can do without a darned sound and no-nonsense pro editor.
Folks who side-step selection and avoid editorial intervention to self-publish tend to rush into print without even a simple copy- or line-edit and with very little effective proofing.
It devalues their work -- much of which isn't even ready for a serious edit, never mind for a reading customer. Further, it devalues ALL self-published work.
I must confess, I see this stuff in the same light as I see submissions to my own wee house ... 98% at least of which I must reject because ... well, because it's irredeemable rubbish.
Neil
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