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So you've made the leap to writing books. Good for you. You've even done your research and you've written your first chapter. Wonderful.

But now you're being told you need to edit yesterday's writing.

But you're a great writer and you just can't understand what you need to edit.

Well the most important thing you need to check is your spelling. Spelling? Why would proper spelling be so important to my writing? Isn't it the content? Aren't the words the most important thing? At least let it be the grammar? The proper use of English. Something anything but spelling! That's just plain being petty!

Yup. Spelling. But there's a very good reason for it being so important.

Some gurus will try to convince you that spelling isn't important. Nor grammar for that matter. "Only content matters!" they say.

The problem with that idea is that your reader is reading what you have to say because they want to know what you are teaching them. They don't know the content. They can't judge the content. It could be valuable true and verified content. Or it could be the purest dribble. They don't know.

That's why content isn't the most important.

So in that case, why not let it be grammar. Well, there are three reasons for grammar not being the most important thing to check.

The first is that you've written your book as if you were speaking to a friend at the kitchen table. You did follow that advice didn't you? Good. That's how you get your voice to shine through. It's how you become unique in your writing. If you have written as if you were speaking you'll have reasonably good grammar. Or at least, any oddities will be natural sounding and will be blamed on your style and voice.

The second is that there is a great variation in what constitutes acceptable grammar and what isn't acceptable. As long as you don't make a complete bollix of it, chances are your mistakes will be blamed on local variation or intent. Cool. Works for me.

The third is that most people don't know what good grammar is and what is bad. And if they don't know they can't judge yours. Again there is a limit. You can't totally destroy the Queen's English and expect no one to notice. But a little street style is totally cool.

As a friend once told me "Now that we are no long in school, we do not have to use perfect grammar." As long as your grammar isn't a complete disaster you can overcome a lot of mistakes.

That leaves spelling. And spelling is one of the most important ways to wreck your image.

Why?

Because your reader will spot spelling errors. And they will grate.

But the problem doesn't stop there. You see you've got a spelling tool. And the cost is very inexpensive. So if your reader spots spelling errors, the assumption will be that you couldn't be bothered running it.

In other words, spelling errors are blamed on carelessness first.

And if you are careless about spelling what else are you careless about? Maybe the quality of your content?

A few spelling errors will be blamed on typesetting. More than a few will ruin your reputation.

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Glen Ford is an accomplished consultant, trainer and writer. He has far too many years experience as a trainer and facilitator to willingly admit.

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