When you need A Good Edit

Is A Good Edit important? You bet! Here is why…
Editing your own work is almost impossible. Your mind knows what you
have written, and that is what it sees. It knows what you meant to say. The
value of your book is determined by how well it is written, and that includes
the editing. Poor editing diminishes the overall readability of your writing.
You may lose the reader. You want the reader to see the value of your
work.

When you submit your work to the publisher…
Generally, the first few pages will determine whether it is accepted or not.
Many an author's work has been tossed aside due to errors in spelling,
grammar, punctuation, or poor sentence structure. Many times you are not
even told why. The reviewer has read many submissions and has a good
grasp of what will interest readers. He has seen many manuscripts
(sometimes too many), and poor editing will quickly cause him to lose
interest. Most will look at the errors and feel the author has not put forward
his best effort by the quality of what they see. Many an author's work that
may not be as good as yours was accepted because it was well edited. Think
about it. How many times have you been reading an article or book and the
errors distracted you to the point that you lost the meaning
of what you were reading?

Why wasn't my book accepted?
How disappointing to have your work rejected. You worked hard on it and
spent many hours sweating over it trying to tell your story, or get your point
across. Your work is rejected and you don't even know why. Was your story
or work that bad? What was wrong with it? Why wasn't it accepted? What a
blow to your creative spirit. How discouraging. After all the creative effort,
don't you want someone to review your work to be sure it is presented in the
best possible way? Many an author has been turned aside when all they
needed was A Good Edit.

First-time author?
First-time authors are particularly vulnerable. Over the years, I have
worked on many books and works, especially with first-time authors
who have written a good story or work that would be enjoyable and
informative to read, but is so filled with errors that the point is lost.
Sometimes it may be unclear what is meant, the character names, or
important places or
events are spelled differently, the plot takes a turn without explanation,
or many other things you just didn't see. You think you have done
everything correctly, re-read it and reviewed it until you just can't bear
to do it one more time. You think it is perfect and you have found
everything.

This is usually not the case. It is very difficult to edit your own work,
regardless of your grasp of grammar, spelling, punctuation and writing
fundamentals because you see only what you meant to write. You know
what the storyline is, the places and events, the characters, and all the
elements that make up your work. When this happens, the reader will
most likely lose interest and quickly put your book down. Your
credibility is lost. What a shame! All the hours, sweat and heart put into
your work gone to waste when all it needed was A Good Edit. Contact
us for a sample edit.

We can help…
We will put your manuscript or work in the best possible condition—a
professional polish—by eliminating mistakes and errors even the best
writers make. Typos, spelling mistakes, incorrect grammar and
punctuation can diminish the overall readability of your manuscript.
We will also work with sentence and paragraph structure, if needed,
and make recommendations for the overall readability of your
manuscript. Contact us today.