I edit and proofread books all the time, and honestly—these mistakes pop up everywhere. They’re small, subtle, and irritatingly persistent. But once you see them clearly explained, they’re easy to fix (or avoid in the first place). Here’s a comprehensive, no-nonsense guide for the most common slip-ups authors make, along with straightforward rules to help you nail them down once and for all. 1. Engrained vs. Ingrained 2. Benefitting vs.
Book editing is one of those high-value skills that takes a lifetime to acquire. But basic proofreading and grammar checkers have been around for awhile. We think AI editing tools are a big opportunity for indie authors, so they can quickly and cheaply fix typos and punctuation mistakes, and focus on delivering the best version of their story. To that end, we’re working on some editing and proofreading tools of
Here at the BookButchers, we’re slow and meticulous – but we understand we can’t help everyone and not everyone should invest in professional editing. There has never really been any cheaper option until recently, with AI tools. Just for fun, we started a little side project called “GhostTheWriter” and filled it with some powerful editing and revision tools you can use to improve your writing. Since using AI tools is
Recently I went to a writing conference and realized something surprising. Most authors spend years writing their book. Only a few study craft, plotting or structure – those that do often focus on the lyrical quality of language rather than the actual content (who’s going to read this and why should they?) Conferences are divided between agents and publishers looking for new projects, and self-publishing services offering to take author
A guided zombie adventure of the most common grammatical mistakes in English English has a lot of rules. Sometimes they can be tricky. So we’ve taken the top 25 most abused grammatical rules and woven them into a zombie narrative. Enjoy! 1. The use of “who” and “whom” Who – subjective pronoun, like “he,” “she,” “it” – acts as a subject. Whom – objective pronoun, like “him,” “her” “us” The