Editing myths…

Last week I considered some of the incorrect advice often given to writers. Now I’d like to consider some editing myths. Some of these have been created by people with an agenda (for example, a copy editor wants to make money, after all); some have been created by traditional publishers who are threatened by the indie writing movement; and some are just old warhorses that should be eradicated once and for all.

Self-published books and indie writers often fight negative stereotypes. Every stere...