Friday 20 April 2018

WHY READERS GIVE UP ON A BOOK





Richie Billing who I follow on Twitter, conducted research from book bloggers and many Facebook groups to address this question:
"What makes you put down a book and banish it to the pits of hell?" Richie's survey summary provides 35 different reasons people quit reading a book.

One of the major points of frustration voiced in Richie’s research poll is the publication of unedited or poorly edited manuscripts. To address this point, I’ve included an editing checklist I utilize and share at book marketing speaking engagements.


AN AUTHOR’S SELF-EDITING REFERENCE

By Donna J. Warner, Author & Editor
Generally speaking, a writer shouldn’t micro-manage the complete editing process of their manuscripts. As an editor and an author who has been published with a traditional publisher and now has chosen inde-publishing, in addition to self-editing, I enlist assistance from a professional editor and solicit input from beta readers with writing and editing experience. It is extremely difficult to spot our own writing errors.



3 comments:

Pam said...

Excellent Donna. Now I have to go back and check a few things you have mentioned. Need to be reminded sometimes.

Liz said...

Donna, your experience as an a editor, and now published author, is invaluable to those of us in the writing world. Thank you for sharing these tips which are, and should be, basic guidelines for any writer.

Liz

Donna J. Warner, Crime Thriller Author said...

Thanks, Liz (writing as Jamie Tremain) and congratulations on sending off book #2 in your mystery series to your publisher.