Five editing pitfalls for every writer to avoid

and what you can do to correct them.

Editing is hard. Yes it’s the making of any great piece of writing, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t challenging. At some point, it’s even best to let someone else edit your work for you, since they see it in a completely fresh perspective.

But without a publishing deal or the money to pay a professional—and even prior to those stages when you want the wor…