4 Excuses Indie Authors Make When Publishing Without Professional Editing

I Can’t Afford a Professional Editor

This is a valid reason why many independent authors are discouraged from hiring a professional editor for their work. For the average author who’s just venturing out into the literary world, the typical costs of editing feel astronomical to an artist’s budget. This is why 6figs offers quality editing packages that writers can afford – and still eat for the rest of the month.

Plenty of Authors Self-Publish Without Professional Editing, and They’re Making Money

This is a fact that can’t be argued. Another fact that can’t be argued is that many of these authors enjoy one-time purchases, but end up with fewer long-term fans than they could have. When readers purchase a book that has been poorly edited, they can feel as though the author hasn’t been honest with them. They trusted you to deliver a quality product to them, but you didn’t go the extra mile to show them that you care about their reading experience.

Better edited books equals can lead to a  more satisfied readership base that will eagerly await your next release. If you’ve already published without a professional edit, you should still have every opportunity to re-release your work. Ask us how.

Readers Will Just Concentrate on the Content of My Book

They’ll sure give it the good old college try, but without proper editing, blatant spelling, grammatical, and typographical mistakes are huge distraction for any reader. It takes more effort for readers to ignore obvious errors than it does for them to concentrate on your content. Editing allows your readers to focus on what you’ve originally intended – your words, message, and ideas.

When a reader makes the commitment to read your book, you already have someone who’s in your corner, ready to support your craft. Yet, without a proper edit, even the most dedicated reader is in danger of giving up before finishing your work – all because it takes too much effort to enjoyably read (and sometimes comprehend) what you’ve written.

I Can Edit My Book Later, When I Can Afford It

This goes back to the first reason why many indie authors publish without having their hard work professionally published – affordability.

In the end, the work that has your name on it is the full representation of who you are. Are you sloppy, careless, and too lazy to clean up your writing? Of course you aren’t – you’ve worked hard. Yet, your readers will feel that way.