Editing your work

Ernest Hemingway said ‘The only kind of writing is re-writing’. He knew a thing or two about writing and he wasn’t lying. Any professional writer will tell you once you’ve done your first draft that’s when the hard slog begins. One of the failings of self-published authors can be they’re so keen to see their work in print they rush the editing process. The result is a book with spelling and grammatical errors, not to mention structural and plot issues. I’ve bought self-published books which I...