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Why have work edited?

Editing your own work is incredibly difficult.

We visualise and read our own words as we saw them in our minds – our brains are pre-programmed.  Obvious errors are missed and it is difficult to switch from being inside the idea to standing on the outside and looking back.

Like our brain, computer grammar and spell checkers have faults too. The computer does not know what you really want to say – even writers are often not clear about this until they reach the end.

The same principles generally apply to both business and individuals.

For business 

A lot of effort is put into work, is it sent out to your customers and stakeholders. So what if you left out a full stop or a comma what if you forgot to reference? Errors can be small or large and very hard to see. The implications of leaving out some punctuation may have an adverse effect on your business. Think of how many time have you spotted typos in magazines,  papers and books and thought of what  poor impression it makes. I made a few errors when I wrote this paragraph  Too late to fix them now as it’s published and you may have to read over it again to understand what I was trying to say.

Errors in spelling or grammar will cut the reader short and confuse. Too many words or too much information can force the reader to give up and some publications can ramble on without getting to the point.

Did you know that diagrams not aligned, page numbers or references incorrect and headings inconsistent are some of the most common inconsistencies and errors of business communications?

It is important to remember that having your work edited is never a guarantee that your work will be published.

Your work needs to stand out and command attention – but in its simplest form.

Publishers receive hundreds of manuscripts and possibly only one will be published. If you cannot make the time and effort to ensure yours is error free with correct font, type and setting then the publisher will not read it.

Even if yours might be the best story, presentation in the right way is crucial, but often overlooked.

Other individuals may need some form of editing:

Student work should be thoroughly checked for typos and presentation but can only be proofread.

Individuals who need to present themselves in the literature form should seek a professional point of view; this may be a résumé or website, memoirs or a family tree etc.

Résumés form a critical part of our individuality. Like the manuscript, a potential employer will not be interested in a résumé that is poorly set out or contains typos and errors in grammar – it risks being put to the side in preference of better presentation, sense and relativity.