Many writers make a quiet but costly mistake in their manuscripts.
They mix British English and American English spelling within the same work.
One paragraph uses colour, the next uses color.
One sentence writes organize, another switches to organize.
This is not variation. This is inconsistency in manuscript editing.
So what should you do as a writer?
You should choose one standard. You should choose either British English or American English.
You should then apply it consistently from the first word to the last full stop.
This matters more than most writers realise.
For editors, mixed spelling is not a small inconvenience.
It is a slow and exhausting process that interrupts the rhythm of book editing.
It means stopping, checking, correcting, and rechecking the same patterns across pages that should already feel settled.
It is the kind of detail that quietly drains time and focus.
I have sat with manuscripts where the ideas were strong, but the language kept pulling me out of the work.
I have had to pause and ask myself what the writer actually intended for their audience.
I have also had to make decisions that should never have been left for me to make.
That is where the real issue lies.
When a manuscript does not define whether it follows British or American English standards, even professional editing becomes interpretation instead of refinement.
It places the burden of choice on the editor instead of the writer.
A strong manuscript is not only about ideas. It is about writing consistency, clarity, and editorial discipline.
Because in publishing, consistency is not a preference.
It is a standard.
And standards determine whether writing is taken seriously.
YOU CAN’T GROW IF YOU KEEP CONDEMNING YOURSELF.
Some people are not stuck because life is hard, they’re stuck because of how they talk to themselves, every mistake becomes a life sentence, every failure becomes proof that “I’m not good enough.”
So instead of learning, instead of adjusting, instead of growing, they keep punishing themselves. How do you expect progress when your own mind is your biggest enemy?
Growth needs space, growth needs patience, growth needs you to believe that you can actually do better, but if you keep reminding yourself of who you were yesterday, you’ll never become who you’re meant to be tomorrow.
At some point, you have to forgive yourself, not because you were right,
but because you deserve another chance to grow.
I have been facing rejections since last year September. At this point I don't know what to do anymore.
I'm tired, exhausted, and at the verge of giving up
Imagine staying up all night, putting your work together.
Imagine the constant brainstorming, just to end up with rejections.
When I say I am blessed,
I am not talking about material things alone.I am talking about grace.
The kind that covers me even when I fall short.
The kind that reminds me that I am not perfect yet i still shows up for me, every single time I call on myself
When I say I am blessed,
I mean that even in my flaws,
even in my doubts,even in my moments of weakness.
I am speaking of a life covered in grace,
sustained by love,
and carried by God through it all.
So I ask you:
When you say you are blessed…
what do you really mean even through all these challenges?
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