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Old 06-18-2010, 10:41 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by neilmarr View Post
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
Isn't there anywhere writers can get people to look at their manuscripts and get suggestions for what is wrong with it? If not there should be. But I don't really see that 98% of all self published books being rubbish is such a bad thing. The remaining 2% will still rise to the top, and if anyone gets any entertainment value out of the rest of them that is a bonus.
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