Ann Jacobs, multi-published author of bestselling, award-winning novels and novellas, takes you step by step through the self-edits you need to perform before presenting your book or novella to a publisher, a private line editor or the world in general. Maximize the functionality of your word processor to help clean your manuscript while recognizing its limitations Realize where your skills lie when it comes to grammar, punctuation, spelling and word choice, and tailor your self-editing process to account for your strengths-and mitigate your areas of weakness (in other words, where to focus your self-editing efforts to best advantage) Learn to recognize when your manuscript is as good as you can make it-before turning it in to be judged/contracted/presented to the end purchaser