Editing myths (#7 in a series of “classic posts” on writing)…

Last week I considered some of the incorrect advice often given to writers [Note from Steve: you’ll have to look for it—I don’t think I pulled it as one of the “classic posts.”]. 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 eradicate...