Don’t Push the Publish Button Too Soon – Part 2

Don’t Push the Publish Button Too Soon – Part 2

Hitting the publish button too soon can do more harm than good. Editors can help you avoid rookie mistakes.

Last week, I talked about hitting the publish button before the book was ready, and focused on the mechanics of writing dialogue.

There are some other aspects of dialogue that should be considered as well. One problem I noticed was including too much of the “commonplace.”

Transcribing actual conversations would include all the hemming and...