Editing Your Manuscript for Overuse of Words, Awkward Constructions, Grammar and Mechanics
The act of creating a novel, short story, or play is always an impressive feat, sometimes an astonishing one. After the creative muse quiets, however, the painstaking work of editing a “finished” manuscript begins. Editing is critically important to completing a work. A poorly edited manuscript has virtually no chance of seeing a readership unless the author self-publishes, and then the author will likely later regret that he or she ever clicked the “submit” button. Manuscrip
