After editing lots of books, a few items always seem to need correcting that are not usually obvious to the writer.
Some of them are:
1. Repetition of phrases, sentences or whole stories in the book.
2. Flabby writing, using far more words than are necessary to make your point.
3. Poor formatting. Pick a style and run with it.
4. Incorrect use of commas, semi-colons, and dashes.
5. Beginning sentences with “so” and “and”.
