MY TAKE ON EDITING I’m working on a new book. I actually have at least four other books outlined and several children’s books I’ve never published, but the one I’m crafting now is moving along. The issue my main character is facing is one of stolen identity. I’ll share more later, but the topic of the day is EDITING. Editing is a big issue. I broach it for two reasons. First, I’ve met a few people of late who think editing is merely a matter of spelling and punctuation. AS A FORMER AGENT I MET SAYS, "This is why the world needs editors!" I actually had someone say, “Spell check or something will fix it. That’s what I do. If the word is red or something, I find the right spelling.” That’s only part of it. Proofreading usually catches those errors if your computer didn’t. Then…there’s also developmental editing. That’s when you discover there are holes in your plot that need to be addressed. And there is fact checking. I write fiction, but I am always f...
