Not exact matches
In my new role
as acquisitions
editor, I scrambled to find good authors,
developmental editors, copy
editors, and reviewers
who could help me produce excellent resources in a short time.
A
developmental editor,
who looks at your manuscript
as a whole for big problems like plot holes or poor narrative flow, may suggest massive changes.
A substantive edit, also known
as a
developmental edit, involves the assistance of an experienced
editor who will hold your hand
as together you identify and fix the issues in your book.
Developmental Editor Person
who deals with the overall organization of a book's manuscript rather than with changes such
as wording of sentences within paragraphs.
I've found that authors are often willing to pay good money for a
developmental editor, someone
who walks by their side and helps to shape the book, but when it comes to copyediting and proofreading, especially if and when an author has had a
developmental editor, suspicion arises
as to the value or merit of these more drilled - down types of edits.
Dan is a professional
editor,
who'll be giving a
developmental edit to this recently - completed draft of the novel; and he's a poet and novelist,
as you know, whose output includes the brilliant novel Songs from the Other Side of the Wall.
In a post on editing, author Ruth Harris concentrates on nine benefits primarily of «
developmental» editing,
as we say in the States, or «structural» editing,
as it's called in the UK — the specialization of
editors who work with how you're telling your story and, if necessary, how to reconstruct what you're doing to make it far more effective.
Authors in classes I've taught recently and others
who have consulted me
as a
developmental editor have been seriously concerned about crossing forbidden boundaries that might offend the gatekeepers
who stand in their way.
Details below:
Developmental Reads on a full manuscript: 15 % discount Line Edit Reads on a full manuscript: 10 % discount ** Any full read, I will throw in your query for no extra charge
WHO I AM I'm a traditionally published author with Penguin Random House and HarperCollins,
as well
as a freelance
editor, and blogger.
Developmental edits can be time - consuming because the
editor is reading your manuscript not only from a typical «
editor's» standpoint (fixing grammatical errors), but
as a «reader»
who is determining whether it is an entertaining book that achieves what it set out to achieve (this will depend on the genre; for example, romance novels want to entice readers with sensual characters and chemistry, while a murder mystery's goal is to instill fear and intrigue in the reader's mind).
He is a skilled copy and
developmental editor; he works with independent authors
as well
as those
who aspire to publish traditionally.
I know how to write my main genre, and I use alpha readers
as I go that serve the purpose of a
developmental editor for me — they are critical readers
who think about the story.
As for rates, I don't know what others do, but I'm a
developmental editor who asks to see the manuscript first and then, having read it, provides an estimate of the cost.
The
developmental editor doesn't fix those issues for you (and if you're looking for someone
who will, what you really want is a ghost writer — I do that
as well).
The IJDS Board of
Editors wish to acknowledge, with gratitude, the following scholars
who served
as reviewers for manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of
Developmental Science.