Over the last few days, I have been gifted with two self-published books, one on fasting and the second a spiritual memoir.
Both were of sufficient interest to me that I did some reading, finishing the first and making good progress on the second.
Both are written with passion, insight, and wisdom.
Both are very engaging.
But neither author knew a good editor, apparently.
One author seemed to have an excess of commas he was trying to use up. And he sprinkled typos everywhere - including two chapter titles.
The other author's work would have been greatly strengthened by removing 25% of his words.
What a shame.
I'm not sure how a person figures out how to write a book, format it, and publish it without learning the importance of a good editor.
Seems like a key step!
An author needs a friend who is not afraid to say, "This could be better."
Heck, we all could use a friend like that.
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