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

www.djwarnerconsulting.blogspot.ca

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.