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Do you really need a book editor? (And how much should you pay?)

I wrote an article for ALLI about book editing that got posted with the title Do Novice Authors Really Need an Editor? It’s stirring up a lot of debate, because it suggests that some authors may be better off not paying for an editor. However because the article was too long, a lot of the

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How to REALLY self-edit your novel after Nanowrimo: 8 rookie mistakes to avoid!

I used to be a full-time editor. Since then, I don’t often read amateur/mediocre books. I rarely have time to read as it is, so I only read brilliant, perfected writing. Unless I’m helping somebody out with a review, cover, or something else – in which case the book may be suffering from common rookie

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