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Dennis Meredith (dennismeredith) | 77 comments Terrific Authortip from BookDaily.com by Katrina Morgan

Why EDIT is a Four-Letter Word

Authors hate editing. We hate it more than being interrupted or staring at the wall, frozen and unable to type a word. It is, unfortunately, the most important thing we do, once the story is down on paper. It’s time-consuming and hard and creates more work, but essential to creating a polished manuscript.

Editing needs to be done in four stages.

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message 2: by Cathy (last edited Sep 25, 2017 01:19PM) (new)

Cathy Kennedy | 65 comments Dennis wrote: "Terrific Authortip from BookDaily.com by Katrina Morgan

Why EDIT is a Four-Letter Word

Authors hate editing. We hate it more than being interrupted or staring at the wall, frozen and unable to ty..."


I love to edit. If anyone needs another pair of eyes for their work, please just let me know.


message 3: by T.L. (last edited Sep 26, 2017 01:19AM) (new)

T.L. Clark (tlcauthor) | 145 comments I'm just planning on setting up a beta reading, developmental editing service.
It's incredibly difficult for authors to self-edit. You need an extra pair of eyes.


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