Sentences with phrase «eyes of a professional editor»

If you're questioning why you need to have your manuscript professionally edited after going to the trouble of having it critiqued and worked on it meticulously and endlessly, the answer is simple: An author and a critique group are not a match for the expert eyes of a professional editor.

Not exact matches

I highly recommend having a second set of eyes read through your work before you publish, and if you can afford a professional editor or proofreader, all the better.

In some instances, your editor may be the first set of professional eyes that will read your manuscript.

From an outsider's perspective, an immediate worry about this approach is that the site could potentially operate in a manner similar to a Hollywood focus group, encouraging authors (consciously or not) to cut anything difficult or alienating in favour of a blander, more widely acceptable middle ground — trying to appeal to all of the people all of the time rather than trusting the judgement of one auxiliary pair of eyes (speaking of which, professional editors probably won't be too chuffed either).

I'd suggest gradually revising them as you find time, then get a second set of eyes, preferably a savvy person who reads your genre, or, even better, a professional editor.

Advice for self - editing your novel If you have the means then it makes sense to hire a professional editor to go over your work with a fresh set of eyes.

Peer review may be harder to satisfy; traditionally - published authors are, of course, «reviewed» by agents and editors before the book is released, but self - published works aren't necessarily seen (or screened) by professional eyes before the book is published (which is one reason why some of them are so badly written, copy - edited, and / or proofread.)

I'm a professional editor and proofreader, so when I read a manuscript on screen, I have the advantage of seeing it with fresh eyes — but when I print out a copy, I often find errors I missed on screen.

Beta Reads & Feedback Finished with your manuscript, but want another set of eyes on it before you submit it to your editor, agent, or query an industry professional?

To catch the eye of prospective editors, he carefully reworked his initially scruffy sketches to imitate a «professional» finish.