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For my book I'm planning to self-pub, I aim to hire a copyeditor / proofreader at some point. The question is this: Should I do any proofreading myself, other than using a spell checker? Currently...
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System
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2019-12-08T02:27:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Shantnu Tiwari
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2019-12-08T02:27:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
For my book I'm planning to self-pub, I aim to hire a copyeditor / proofreader at some point. The question is this: Should I do any proofreading myself, other than using a spell checker? Currently, my eyes hurt from trying to find small mistakes (things using 'their' for 'there' etc). I'm wondering if there is any harm in just throwing the whole thing over to someone else? Is there an advantage in me doing a typo edit pass myself? I mean, will it help reduce cost (as I've done a lot of work myself), or make the quality better (as 2 people have gone over the text)?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2012-07-17T13:06:14Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 7