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		By: Graeme		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://graemeing.com/my-books/self-publishing-is-not-easy/#comment-133&quot;&gt;Laurie Winslow Sargent&lt;/a&gt;.

Absolutely right, Laurie! I didn&#039;t include that in the list, since I consider it part of &quot;writing the book&quot; and not a publishing step.

I absolutely tell every upcoming author like myself to employ an editor. Mine did a fantastic job of finding things and making suggestions to improve the book. I shall use an editor (and separate proofreader) for every book in the future.

It dismays me when I see self-published books full of grammar errors or typos. No excuse for that.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://graemeing.com/my-books/self-publishing-is-not-easy/#comment-133">Laurie Winslow Sargent</a>.</p>
<p>Absolutely right, Laurie! I didn&#8217;t include that in the list, since I consider it part of &#8220;writing the book&#8221; and not a publishing step.</p>
<p>I absolutely tell every upcoming author like myself to employ an editor. Mine did a fantastic job of finding things and making suggestions to improve the book. I shall use an editor (and separate proofreader) for every book in the future.</p>
<p>It dismays me when I see self-published books full of grammar errors or typos. No excuse for that.</p>
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		By: Laurie Winslow Sargent		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a great list to show the marketing side. One element not in your list is to hire editors (content editors and copy editors) to go through the material. They are an invaluable part of the book creation process.

I always thought my own editors (both at my traditional book publishing houses and also magazines I&#039;ve written for) had magic scissors--seeing places where my writing needed tightening, catching grammar goofs, etc. Many self-published books run on and also sometimes go in circles, and it can be crazy-making to read.

Sometimes I can pick up a self published book and tell within the first few pages that a good editor never looked at it. (A really bad sign is when I grab a pencil and start marking it up to use as a learning tool!) It&#039;s worth spending money on a good editor.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a great list to show the marketing side. One element not in your list is to hire editors (content editors and copy editors) to go through the material. They are an invaluable part of the book creation process.</p>
<p>I always thought my own editors (both at my traditional book publishing houses and also magazines I&#8217;ve written for) had magic scissors&#8211;seeing places where my writing needed tightening, catching grammar goofs, etc. Many self-published books run on and also sometimes go in circles, and it can be crazy-making to read.</p>
<p>Sometimes I can pick up a self published book and tell within the first few pages that a good editor never looked at it. (A really bad sign is when I grab a pencil and start marking it up to use as a learning tool!) It&#8217;s worth spending money on a good editor.</p>
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		By: Mark Landen		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nice list... hope you don&#039;t mind if I saved it to my computer for future reference]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice list&#8230; hope you don&#8217;t mind if I saved it to my computer for future reference</p>
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		By: victoria limbert		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[my Ing!!! whoops I meant Mr Ing...darn those typos!!]]></description>
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					<description><![CDATA[I completely agree that self pub is soooo not easy. This kind of list brings home how much there really is to do. You do fine, to add a positive note, that once you get going it can be really enjoyable...and terrifying all in one hit. I still hope one day to have a traditionally published book but for now I am enjoying being my own boss :)

I really hope you enjoy it too my Ing :) Good luck and cant wait to read your book :)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I completely agree that self pub is soooo not easy. This kind of list brings home how much there really is to do. You do fine, to add a positive note, that once you get going it can be really enjoyable&#8230;and terrifying all in one hit. I still hope one day to have a traditionally published book but for now I am enjoying being my own boss 🙂</p>
<p>I really hope you enjoy it too my Ing 🙂 Good luck and cant wait to read your book 🙂</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Agh! Makes my head spin! Yes, sometimes I think writing/editing the book is the EASY part in all this! All the best to you, Graeme, as you check each task off your list!]]></description>
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