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Most authors discuss editing as quality investment without specifically addressing the commercial outcomes. The reality is that editing affects book sales in measurable ways across
Most discussions of editing focus on if to edit or what editing costs. The discussion of what editing actually does to manuscripts gets less attention.
Most authors who skip professional editing tell themselves stories about why their specific book doesn’t need it. The writing is already strong. The budget is
Most authors send first drafts to professional editors and pay for the editor to fix problems the author could have fixed themselves at no cost.
Business book editing is its own specialty within the broader editing field. The skills that make someone a strong fiction editor don’t automatically translate to
Most authors approach copy editing as a vague necessity. They know they need it but don’t have clear answers to specific questions. How long does
Most authors think they know what copy editing involves until they actually work with a strong copyeditor for the first time. The work goes deeper
Most authors approach editor relationships without knowing what editors actually evaluate when reviewing manuscripts. They send manuscripts and hope for the best, often missing opportunities
Most editing advice treats fiction and nonfiction as essentially the same work. The reality is that novel editing involves specific concerns that nonfiction editing doesn’t.
Most authors approaching their manuscripts attempt editing without specific methodology. They read through their work and fix issues that catch their attention. The approach produces
