My Biggest Complaint: Insufficient Editing
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Re: My Biggest Complaint: Insufficient Editing
- Janetleighgreen
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Thank you for your comments. You are absolutely right. I've said this several times throughout this forum and I will say it again now; this book is in the process of a re-edit and rewrite. I probably should have taken the book down, but I need the feedback and amazingly; it is getting decent reviews despite the errors. This book was professionally edited and sadly, I paid good money that edit. Unfortunately, the first editor missed a ton of stuff and since it was my first book, I didn't know, what I didn't know. I have since hired a new team and they are tough! There is a lot of work to do, but this book will be tight when I release it again. I hope you check out the second release. Thanks again!godreaujea wrote:If there are editorial issues in the text, it is almost impossible for me to focus on the story line, and that was the case with this book. I thought there was a lot of awkward wording and I caught several typos, and these pull me right out of the story. I guess this is the Bachelor's in Publishing I earned in college calling to me, but these types of mistakes are like a neon sign shouting "unprofessional."
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I agree, and the book was professionally edited; unfortunately, the previous editor missed a lot of things. I am in the process of a re-edit and rewrite and I hope that everyone will give it another chance when the second edition comes out.Kdonegan91 wrote:The editing of a book is a huge deal for me. Even a 4/4 book can be rated a two or three if it contains too many spelling/grammatical errors. Not only do the mistakes interrupt the smooth flow of the book but they can change the meaning of a sentence. I believe if your book is published it should professionally edited.
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As I am currently taking an online proofreading course, maybe this is why my senses are heightened when it comes to spelling, punctuation and grammar errors in books that I'm reading.
I do understand that the author is really not the one to blame for this, because the book passes through the hands of an editor as well (and if the publishing house is big enough, also through the hands of a proofreader before that), so whenever I point this out in my book reviews, I try to be as gentle towards the author as possible.
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Hire the best editors at 5 cents a word for 150k words and wind up with near perfection and an editor will do a hatchet job because of the lost comma. Those that can write, write, those who can search for quotations in the exact positions are single minded and have one goal in their life and that is not to nature or perpetuate the originality/gift of a story or a fledgling writer who should be blessed for original work and ideas. It is a hard, hard job to create a work and takes only one good sniper to take it all down.
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I fully agree with you. Kim Ekemar is a good writer, but the editor was terrible.godreaujea wrote: ↑20 Oct 2016, 19:35 If there are editorial issues in the text, it is almost impossible for me to focus on the story line, and that was the case with this book. I thought there was a lot of awkward wording and I caught several typos, and these pull me right out of the story. I guess this is the Bachelor's in Publishing I earned in college calling to me, but these types of mistakes are like a neon sign shouting "unprofessional."
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