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Proofreading For Free

As a novice author, I still have a lot to learn, but I'm thankful for the friends and the advice of other authors and editors who had guided me on   this path called writing. When I started out, I knew nothing but hiring editors and proofreaders--well, I did, but my thinking was "not everyone needs one" I was so sure that what I wrote was flawless that I didn't even bother looking for one. My  first book which was published by a unscrupulous publishing company, had mistakes and grammar errors all through out the book. I expected the company to edit my work since I was only getting a very small percentage for royalty. Not so. I went Indie after that and my dream to have a well known publisher accept my submission and publish my book slowly dwindled away. I have found that the only way  my books ca be published if I use a platform called CreateSpace.com. Yet I still couldn't afford an editor. Being unemployed, I was lost as to what to do. I had no finances to