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Books that follow templates for their plots -- you know... only the names, occupations and settings change; the general plot is predictable -- are disappointing. There's nothing original; it feels like they're being churned out, and they probably are. The other thing that troubles me is when books from an author I like suddenly take on a different voice, and I realize they're now co-written. <br /><br />In both cases the writing may not be bad, but an author I've liked has resorted to some new tactics in order to cut down the time it takes to produce additional books, and the resulting differences turn me off as a faithful reader.<br /><br />For those who say they can't afford to get their books professionally edited, I have to respond that when I read a book that obviously hasn't been well prepped for publication, I won't likely ever pick up another book by that author. That should matter to a writer.Carol Garvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182655399708415140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-57915739238807913782014-04-12T14:38:50.394-04:002014-04-12T14:38:50.394-04:00Hi Jody,
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We want to release the best possible product we can, and therefore proper editing is a stage that mustn't be missed.<br /><br />Thank you.Hiten Vyashttp://e-booksindia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-58312307577234172672014-04-10T07:51:09.798-04:002014-04-10T07:51:09.798-04:00EDIT: Recently I released my first e-publication, ...EDIT: Recently I released my first e-publication, and I had be my only editor, that said I did have years of distance from when I last worked on it, and could see it fresh, but I can't do that for every project, and since I couldn't afford to hire a cover designer, I made my own, something as writers we're often advised not to do if it's not our primary skillset, but I did the best I could, and I chose a platform that's new and less risky than if I went straight to Kindle and elsewhere.Taurean Watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604609379930060667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8539581256374625880.post-81187051301500733182014-04-10T07:47:58.143-04:002014-04-10T07:47:58.143-04:00Jody, while I agree with you on quality over quant...Jody, while I agree with you on quality over quantity, I have to take issue with your stance on editing. Some writers (including myself) can't afford to hire a team of experts to produce our ideal project. We're lucky if we can find critique partners who made not be pros, but know our genre enough to provide useful feedback, versus any random soul who's never read what you write, even if they're a better content editor or copy editor than you are.<br /><br />And it's WAY HARDER to find competent freelance editors for fiction versus nonfiction, especially when you consider the various types of editing any given book needs. No one person necessarily is a content editor, line editor, copyeditor, and so on...<br /><br />It's lack of money, not the will the pay what quality work is worth, and I'd appreciate a future blog post that addresses this.<br /><br />There's a BIG difference between can't and won't that I fear any writer is in danger of forgetting when let professionalism be an excuse to never take chances and sometimes passion has to win out over professionalism within reason.<br /><br />Can't isn't always a negative/derogatory word. Sometimes it's the nicest way to say something isn't possible with the budget, time, and frankly mortality involved.<br /><br />Understand I say this from a sane and nuanced place. <br /><br />This was a big part of why I avoided any kind of indie publishing, because I knew I couldn't afford to all aspects at a pro level, but with traditional markets being ever harder to break into, I finally opened myself to the potential of indie publishing.<br /><br />Recently I released my first e-publication, and I had be my only editor, that said I did have years of distance from when I last worked on it, and could see it fresh, but I can't do that for every project, and since I could afford to hire a cover designer, I made my own, something we're often advised not to do if it's not our primary skillset, but I did the best I could, and I chose a platform that's new and less risky than if I went straight to Kindle and elsewhere.<br /><br />That battle between backlist and quality isn't easy to navigate. 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