From Stacey Horan’s show notes: ““In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, freelance editor Jessica Hatch discusses her journey through the publishing world, some common mistakes that authors tend to make, and the various types of edits that a book goes through on its way to being published.”
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