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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. |
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Self-publishing? How important is this? Who will be the last person to see your writing before going to print? Most likely you will. Generally speaking, most self-publishing businesses do not edit your manuscript. Whatever you send is formatted and printed. Your readers will be first to find any errors or problems. How embarrassing! Your books are printed and can't be changed. The cost is yours to bear. A Good Edit beforehand would have saved you the cost and embarrassment. |
Only need proofreading? Proofreading, also known as line editing, is especially important. It is sometimes used incorrectly to refer to copy-editing, which is much more detailed, although there is some overlap between the two. In some environments this may be true. We make no distinction. We read everything line by line, word by word and correct or highlight any errors we see. We check for typos, spelling, punctuation, grammatical errors, formatting errors and anything we see that may need to be corrected. This is the final coat of polish your work needs to be the best it can be. It puts the shine on it! It takes away the distraction that errors put in the mind of the reader. It highlights the efforts of your hard work and gives your work the respect it deserves. Our rates start at $.005 per word. |
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? |
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. |
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