It
pains me to admit this, but I am not perfect. Yes, I know. It stunned me to
learn that I had flaws, too.
In
addition, I’m not a perfect writer. Ask anyone who has critiqued or edited my
work. My commas are, all, over, the, place. I love ellipses… (and parenthesis) and
em—dashes. I don’t shout too often! But I do have a tendency toward inner
thoughts. And don’t even get me started on the excess baggage I place in my
sentences. I mean, who needs two words when you can use six?
I’ve
read social media posts from new authors eager to get their books
up on Amazon and start selling. They will admit they don’t go through the
manuscript more than once or twice and forego an editor peeking at it.
