But if you can't
afford professional editing, then consider using a critique group locally or online.
Not exact matches
Afforded generous pacing and
editing, even smaller parts manage to hit upon marks, such as Larry's roundabout superior (Ari Hoptman), relaxed pot - smoking neighbor (Amy Landecker), sympathetic but
professional divorce lawyer (Adam Arkin), and highly divergent rabbis.
-LSB-...] be proud of, and I know not everyone can
afford a
professional cover or
editing.
For them, beta readers or — if you can
afford them,
professional edits — will work better.
Many authors hesitate to commit the funds necessary to get this invaluable support and it's the one they should always get, so if your writer can't
afford to get
professional editing you would be his / her hero if you gifted them the cost of the
edit.
That said, we've talked a lot here about the difficulties of putting out a product we can be proud of, and I know not everyone can
afford a
professional cover or
editing.
But this is the bottom line for me: If I couldn't
afford to pay for both the print publishing and the
editing, I would hire a
professional editor and publish the book electronically instead.
Also, raising funds can help improve the quality of self - published books, allowing writers to
afford services that were too costly for them to pay by themselves, such as
professional editing, book cover design, marketing programs, etc..
Professional quality
editing and design often doesn't come cheap, and this is where preorders makes it possible for authors to
afford the best services for their book.
Thus, there are writers groups, where different folks can read your work and
edit it or like you said invest in it... but at very least, get your English teacher to read it and make corrections if one can't
afford a
professional editor!!
Authors are
afforded in depth
editing ideas,
professional book cover designs, and aggressive marketing campaigns.