The 10,000 fee you mention here would put off anybody from
ever hiring an editor.
Not exact matches
Instead of getting rid of people whose
hiring was a mistake, they offered packages to people like the most talented copy
editor I have
ever worked with.
I'm offering a free PDF called «Everything You
Ever Wanted to Know About
Hiring a Freelance
Editor.»
For more advice on
hiring and working with a developmental
editor, search my blog for these posts: «What should you expect from a developmental
editor» (7/3/12) and «
Ever wonder what a developmental
editor can do for your book?»
If I
ever finish my draft, then my revisions, then my fine toothed combings, I plan to
hire a professional
editor, not because I expect the professional editing is going to make me famous and sell lots of copies, it's because I don't want the embarrassment of putting out a crappy product.
I joined Reedsy months before out of curiosity, though because I'd already
hired a professional
editor and cover artist, I wasn't sure if I would
ever use the site.