Gregory Didaleusky asked John Anthony Miller:

How do you edit your books?

John Anthony Miller Hi Gregory - thanks so much for the question. Writing a book is a long process for me, usually 5 or 6 revisions before it even gets sent off to my agent. I've always admired writers who do an outline of their book, build it out and then send it off. That would never work for me. As I write, the book takes on a mind of its own, and usually the finished draft is much different from the initial. After I'm done, the draft is sent to my agent. It goes through a quick edit, usually for fatal flaws, and eventually lands with a publisher - typically a year or so before it's issued. The book the goes through a series of edits with the publisher - usually one and sometimes two passes. Lastly, there's a layout review by me - after the text is put in a Kindle format. From beginning to end, the book is probably reviewed about a dozen times, by at least 3 or 4 different people. And there are always mistakes that get missed! Thanks again - and all the best to you

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