The Truth About Book Editing

Why not just have your spouse, closest friend, or a roommate with an English degree proofread your book? After all, they can write, understand grammar, and have read a lot of books. Isn’t it enough to qualify them?

Do you believe that everyone can write books? Without a high degree of expertise, ability, as well as some good old experimentation, probably not.

The same may be said about editors. Book editing is a specialized skill. The greatest editors not only ensure that your manuscript i...