Hello Fellow Readers and Writers–
Good news. I just finished the line-edit for Knit Ahoy! Murder at Sea. I’m meeting with my cover designer tomorrow and the book should be available on Amazon by Thursday.
But what’s a “line-edit” and why do one, you ask?
Have you ever been reading an e-book or book in print, and come across a misspelled word? It pulls you right out of the story, and the world you were so immersed in moments before. As a reader, you don’t want that to happen. As a writer, you have to try to prevent it from happening.
In a line-edit, you go over every single word in your manuscript, looking for mistakes you may have made with your typing. Reading aloud is helpful here. I tend to type rather quickly, so I come across the word “her,” when I meant to say “here.” Or “on,” where I meant to say “one.” I know it sounds like a minor thing, but to your reader, it isn’t.
So don’t rush to publish, if you haven’t corrected everything you can. (You’ll undoubtedly miss a couple of words, but do your best.) Take that extra time to do a line-edit before you upload your e-book to Amazon, or wherever. Your readers will thank you for it!
Happy Reading and Writing to You All,
Jill-Ayn
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