“In Search of Pain” – Michael R. Fletcher on the Benefits of a Tough Edit

I recently discovered the amazing novel, Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher. This guy is super talented–here’s my 5 star review of BR–and when he recently commented on Facebook about how we shouldn’t hire editors looking for little more than a grammar check, I asked him to expound. Here is his reply (with some adult language, FYI):

IN SEARCH OF PAIN

First, here is that post in its entirely.

Just gonna plant a thought for anyone thinking of hiring an editor and self-publishing…

If your...