A comprehensive modern manual on how to self-edit your book.

Written by a professional editor, this book gives you a clear and easy-to-follow process that mirrors the editing that a traditionally published book undergoes.
Broken down into structural, sentence-level and proofreading stages, each section is copiously illustrated with before-and-after edited examples.
In it you will find answers to all the commonly asked questions, like:"How long should a chapter be?"
"Should I have a prologue?"
"How do I punctuate dialogue properly?"
"How many characters are too many characters?"
"How do I write thoughts?"
"Is passive voice always wrong?"
Included in the appendices are useful guides to other problematic issues:How to use beta readers
How to write a synopsis
What to look for when hiring an editor
Pros and cons of editing software
This book will make you a better writer, and save you money on professional editing fees. It is your complete, easy-to-read, bang-up-to-date self-editing solution!

Read what other authors and editors have said about it:

"I have read articles, watched videos etc about writing, but I have learned more from your book than from all of those other sources together. It is also very well-written, precise and with specific examples and makes an enjoyable as well as educational read."

"This is an invaluable resource for a growing subset of writers ... everything I’ve ever wanted to say to self-publishing authors, presented clearly and respectfully."

"An invaluable guide for aspiring indie authors. I will cherish this book."

" I have read it twice now and am reading the first part, the part about developmental editing, for a third time. I expect to read the whole book several more times in the next couple of years."

As recommended by professional editors worldwide.

Note: Self-editing is not a substitute for employing a professional editor. For your book to be the very best it can be, you will still need another set of eyes on it. Diligently following the advice in this book, however, means that your editor will have far less work to do, and therefore charge a fraction of what they would have needed to charge to edit a rough first draft.

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