Letting Word Read Your Manuscript

Last week I talked about working through ACX to publish audiobooks. Today, it’s a different kind of listening.

After proof-listening to my first audio book, I learned that skipping a ‘read it out loud’ editing pass means you’re going to miss things. Heck, even when you do read it out loud, you can still miss things, as I’ve always caught glitches when I’ve listened to the narrations.

I’m currently in the final editing phase of In Dire Straits. It’s been through two rounds of edits with my edi...