The Art of Writing

Indie Authors and Bad (or No) Editing

I have noticed a bit of complaining on the internet about indie authors and the sheer volume of them that offer unedited or poorly edited works for sale. I have read comments from both extremes: authors who say they refuse to edit or care (the “What do you want for $.99?” argument) and readers who trash a book over one misspelled word or homophone in the book’s description (these types are typically infatuated with traditional ...

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