Comments on: There’s Editing…And Then There’s Editing http://parkinglotconfessional.com/2010/04/21/theres-editing-and-then-theres-editing/ Write until your fingers bleed. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amy K. Nichols http://parkinglotconfessional.com/2010/04/21/theres-editing-and-then-theres-editing/#comment-302 Amy K. Nichols Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:39:25 +0000 http://parkinglotconfessional.com/?p=1107#comment-302 Hi Randy. I'd never thought of blogging as self-publishing, but I can see your point about getting an editor for your blog. Not a bad idea. Thank you for suggesting it, and for reading my post. :) Hi Randy. I’d never thought of blogging as self-publishing, but I can see your point about getting an editor for your blog. Not a bad idea. Thank you for suggesting it, and for reading my post. :)

]]> By: Randy Murray http://parkinglotconfessional.com/2010/04/21/theres-editing-and-then-theres-editing/#comment-300 Randy Murray Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:01:30 +0000 http://parkinglotconfessional.com/?p=1107#comment-300 Excellent post. How about taking it to the next level: blogs = self publishing. If you're serious about your blogging, you should use an editor for your blog, too. I do, and it's made a big difference in my quality. I think my readers appreciate it. Your editor can become an important part of your team, a real partner. Excellent post.

How about taking it to the next level: blogs = self publishing.

If you’re serious about your blogging, you should use an editor for your blog, too. I do, and it’s made a big difference in my quality. I think my readers appreciate it. Your editor can become an important part of your team, a real partner.

]]> By: itslisa http://parkinglotconfessional.com/2010/04/21/theres-editing-and-then-theres-editing/#comment-299 itslisa Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:17:59 +0000 http://parkinglotconfessional.com/?p=1107#comment-299 You are so right on the nose with everything here. I've read (actually, I felt compelled to read) a few self-published books because the authors nearly begged me. All needed a good editor to go through them prior to being published. It now makes me cringe at the thought of reading another self-published book--I feel as if I'm witnessing a stereotype in the making: self-published books are books that couldn't pass muster with the "real" publishing world. I'm sure it's not true, but is hard to find a work that doesn't fit the pattern. And that can only be bad for the good books that end up being self published. You are so right on the nose with everything here. I’ve read (actually, I felt compelled to read) a few self-published books because the authors nearly begged me. All needed a good editor to go through them prior to being published. It now makes me cringe at the thought of reading another self-published book–I feel as if I’m witnessing a stereotype in the making: self-published books are books that couldn’t pass muster with the “real” publishing world. I’m sure it’s not true, but is hard to find a work that doesn’t fit the pattern. And that can only be bad for the good books that end up being self published.

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