Before making the decision to publish a book, it is always important to reference back to a checklist to make sure you completed every step and didn’t miss any. Hilary addresses from an editor's point of view, what you need to look for when completing the revision and editing process. She shares 10 major points to think about when writing, even throwing in a bonus one.

Here are the Top 10 Editing Tips:

• Prepositions- Pay attention to the writing to see what’s proper- learn about them.
• Tenses- Figure out which one you want to use and stick with it
• Consistency of Spelling- Train yourself on the versions of a word you’re going to use
• Order of Sentence Clauses- Creating more Creative Energy behind your words
• Comma usage- Using commas correctly
• Missing Words- Don’t try to put the puzzle together- Take a moment to refresh
• Improper Synonym-  Be cautious that what the thesaurus spits back may not be the proper words you’re looking for
• Redundancies- Stay away from repeating subjects unless needed
• No Dialogue- Dialogue humanizes us- Use it to your full advantage
• Cliches- Avoid them like the plague unless you reinvigorate them to fit what you are speaking about

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