While nothing can replace an editor, there is certainly a lot you can do yourself before it reaches a professional’s hands to get your work into shape.
And your beta readers will thank you!
I’m definitely not claiming that this is the perfect way to self-edit, nor the only way! But this is what works for me.
What’s wrong with just reading it?
I am brilliant at spotting typos and editing errors in other people’s work.
I am utterly useless at spotting them in my own!
I do know a number of ‘lucky’ individuals who can spot what’s wrong in their own work…but this is not me. Once I have submerged myself in my story, I am pretty much blinded to a myriad of problems from that awkward sentence to that typo to using the wrong word!
So, I have an editing routine, and that forces me to explore my…
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Thanks for sharing, Chris. I’ve used every one of these tools except Scrivener and found all of them to be helpful. The truth is that nothing will do it all.
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True, but they can help cut down the time your Editor needs to work on your MS, Jan 😀
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A timely read – thanks for sharing.
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Welcome, Eric 😃
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You always share the best articles . thank you
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Thanks, Ivy 😃
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Pinned this beauty. 😉
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👍😃
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