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5 Reasons Why You Need to Hire a Book Editor

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5 Reasons why you need to hire a book editor

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Hiring a book editor is just as important as creating a great content for your book. Here are the reasons why

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1. It takes another pair of eyes to spot the error’s you’ve missed.

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• A book editor will check the following:• Spelling• Grammar• Punctuations• Facts• Consistency

Even when you’ve proofread and reviewed your work a dozen times, there will still be a possibility that some errors would remain unnoticed. Having another pair of eyes to check your work will help you polish your book to become error-free.

1. It takes another pair of eyes to spot the errors you’ve missed

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2. An error-free book makes a good impression to the readers.

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Readers love to read book, but they definitely dislike the following:

• Typos• Wrong word usage• Missing punctuations• Inconsistent tenses

Once you publish your book, you may to have to upload the first few pages or chapters online to give your potential readers a sneak peek into your book. These pages will make or break your book sales. If these pages are completely error-free, your readers will get the impression that you are a good writer and would then purchase your book.

2. An error-free book makes a good impression to the readers.

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3. It is better to get bad review from your editor than from your readers.

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It is better to have your work polished before you publish it for the world to read because…

• You may get hundreds of bad reviews from disappointed readers.• Your sales may not proper.• The time and effort you had invested in writing your book may go to

waste.

Even though bad reviews can be a form of constructive criticism, you wouldn’t want to get these from your readers. It’s better for your work to be corrected by your editor than by your readers.

3. It is better to get a bad review from your editor than from your readers.

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4. There is always room for improvement.

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There are several types of editing processes:

• Copy Editing – focuses on correcting the spelling, grammar, punctuations, capitalization, and consistency.

• Developmental Editing – focuses on improving the flow and the content of your book itself.

• Proofreading – focuses on correcting all the mistakes that have been missed.

Unfortunately, plenty of self-published authors do not recognize how much editing can improve their work. As a writer, you must learn to acknowledge your weaknesses and accept corrections for your mistakes in order to make room for improvement. Make sure your final draft is as error-free as possible!

4. There is always room for improvement.

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5. All the bestselling books have been editing professionally.

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References:

http://crawfordwritingblog.com/5-reasons-you-need-to-hire-an-editor-for-your-self-published-book/http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2014/05/are-your-readers-trying-to-tell-you-something-how-to-use-reader-feedback-to-improve-your-writing/http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/04/how-to-hire-the-right-editor-for-your-self-published-book/

If all the bestselling authors hired professional book editors, why shouldn’t you?

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