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Editing

I thought of listing down the qualities of a good editor. However, I believe that this is important to every writer. This is especially true if you are looking for an editor and hoping to submit your work to publishers. Your manuscript needs to be in excellent shape. So, finding a good editor might be the deciding factor that might get your manuscript landed in the publisher's to be published pile and not their rejected pile. A good editor will ensure that your writing will reach the audience it is supposed to go and resonate with the reader. An editor will make sure that it becomes its best version. They will make sure that your writing is concise and precise.  Meticulous A good editor is meticulous. He or she will have an eye for spotting what works and what doesn't work on the page. A good editor will look at what you have done, break it down, take it apart, and see what should remain on the page and probably better off. They will be sincere and will be brutal about the qual...