Hire an Editor, But Do This First

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Ever since self-publishing really became a thing back in the early aughts with the increased popularity of print-on-demand and ebook technologies, more and more people have been writing fiction. I think that’s good. I think humanity needs all the stories, all the ideas we can get.

The truth is, though, that no one will read what you write if you make mistakes. Three misspellings on the first page will do…