Listening as Editing

There are those who strongly advise reading your work aloud before sending out to your editor. I always said, “Yeah, I should do that,” but somehow never got around to it. It seemed almost embarrassing to read aloud. I’ve always hated doing readings when I give talks. And, besides, whenever I’d read anything out loud, the dog would look at me funny and leave the room. If you can’t stand the sound of your voice, people told me, there are programs, like Acrobat, that will read your work out lou...