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My name is Andrew Joyce and I write books for a living. I’ve been lucky enough to have three of my books become best-sellers on Amazon, and two of them have won prestigious awards. I only tell you this because I want you to know that I am serious about my writing and will not publish a book until it is free of errors, and that means not until it has been edited many, many times.
I am also associated with another writer that you may have heard of, the famous (or infamous) Danny the Dog. He is also serious about his writing.
One thing both Danny and I agree on is that a writer cannot edit his or her own work.
Let me repeat that: YOU CANNOT EDIT YOUR OWN WORK!
Excuse me for yelling, but it is important that I get that thought through to you.
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Thanks for sharing. This was very interesting. I read a self-published book last year and there were so many typos I actually became angry. I don’t quite understand how or even why I finished it but I won’t be reading more of this particular author’s work going forward.
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I read my own work so many times I become blind to errors.
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I hear you, I do the same and what really drives me nuts is when I find errors after the fact. It’s cringe worthy😫😲😣
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Definitely can’t edit my own.
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