If there weren't so many hobby writers willing to sell their poorly
edited manuscripts for a song, serious writers would have an easier time making a living.
For example, someone who has a
professionally edited manuscript is closer to the finish mark than someone who needs ghost writing services, or doesn't have a completed manuscript.
I've seen some writers say that you should «start your second draft all over,» as in writing from scratch and
not editing the manuscript that's already written.
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on editing your manuscript, including my hourly fee and an estimate of how many pages per hour your edit will likely take.
Having experienced publishing from both the traditional and indie route, we can safely say that the more
edits a manuscript goes through, the better chance it'll truly be polished and its best.
So you are not responsible for delivering a
copy edited manuscript when submitting to an agent or publisher, only a fully developed manuscript on a literary level, to the best of your ability, with or without the benefits of a free - lance developmental editor.
If we can meet face - to - face that's great, but email makes it possible to send
edited manuscripts as attachments, and a good Skype call can be tremendously useful.
For a quality result,
edit the manuscript carefully, have an expert lay out your book, check the layout for errors, and then give the layout a final proofreading to catch and correct any lingering content errors.
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Some authors think that since traditional
publishers edit manuscripts as a part of their production process, the book doesn't have to be edited before submission.
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