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Amazon Recommendations & Also Boughts

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the five stages of editing a book are beta reading, self-editing, story editing (aka content editing or developmental editing), copy editing, and proofing - and this post will explain them all so you understand how to edit a book, and will help you find an editor too

Editing A Book • The 5 Stages

January 22, 2022 Writing • 88 Comments.

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12 Free Graphic Design Tools For Authors

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