Being Picky

My book deadline looms. Pressure mounts. Should I cut a corner or two?
Definitely not.
There is nothing more annoying to a reader than a book where corners have been cut. The timing is off. The grammar is off. The spelling makes you cringe. Facts are wrong.
Don't think this is only found in independently published books.
I was browsing my way through a lavish botany picture book. An easy plant was misidentified. A family name was incorrect.
Indie books may have these problems more commonly simply because the author, like me now, is pushing too hard to get done and cuts corners.
The advice is to hire an editor for grammar and spelling. The editor may not know English or it seems that way. If your English skills aren't the best, what do you do?
The easy solution begins with spellcheck and grammar check. These are not perfect but are a place to start. Double check in a dictionary.
Next find an editor. Then find a friend with a good grasp of English and have that friend read the book. Be sure this friend will tell you the flaws found.
This is fine for spelling and grammar. My main problems in Running the Roads is different. The ending follows five different groups of people interacting at various times and places before converging at one place at one time. The action takes place over five days.
I wrote out each set of actions separately and matched them up to the day and time. Timing problems were corrected. Additional actions were inserted.
Even so there was one I missed.
In a way I'm glad I'm working on two books. The easiest way for mistakes to slip by is to reread the same book over and over without a break. I'm alternating.
Will I find all the errors? If I don't, it won't be from cutting corners.
This does have an additional benefit. My speed reading is getting a work out.