«I predict that
freelance book editors, book cover designers, and book marketers will have banner years, as individual authors turn to self - publishing but seek to separate their books from the typical self - published dreck.»
All freelance book editors are not created equal.
Self publishing has been a great boon to
freelance book editors.
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Freelance book editors acquire a good reputation based on the work they have done.
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freelance book editors.
Freelance book editors and designers who work within the traditional publishing environment are in a different situation.
At the moment, anyone can set him - or herself up as
a freelance book editor.
Michael is a Bay Area writer, former literary agent's assistant and
freelance book editor.
We saw a curious bit of pushback, when editor Stacy Ennis, author of The Editor's Eye: A Practical Guide to Transforming Your Book from Good to Great, was excerpted recently by Jane Friedman (my Writing on the Ether host) in 5 Ways to Find the Right
Freelance Book Editor.
A former acquiring editor at Little, Brown and Simon & Schuster, Sangeeta Mehta is
a freelance book editor focusing on middle grade, young adult and commercial women's fiction.
Andrew Lowe is an English
freelance book editor working with authors to polish and refine their manuscripts and hone their story structure.
He has been a writer, magazine editor,
freelance book editor, and author of fifty books, both fiction and non-fiction.
One more point about hiring an editor — take time to read this article by Stacy Ennis about finding the right
freelance book editor.
I've been
a freelance book editor for twenty years and also a fiction writer.
Finding the right
freelance book editor isn't easy, but if you're self - publishing, having your book professionally edited can make the difference between positive reviews and good sales — or bad word of mouth and lackluster sales results.
Since becoming
a freelance book editor over seventeen years ago, working with authors from a wide range of writing backgrounds, it's clear to me the best gift I have to offer clients is my intuitive sense of the «original intentions» they have for their writings.
As
a freelance book editor, many of the writers who contact
Not exact matches
A new platform called Reedsy.com, for example, lets authors search profiles of 500 vetted
freelance editors and
book - cover designers and then manage proposals, bids, payment, and vendor reviews and ratings.
Kimberly is a
freelance writer,
editor, and social media manager, as well as an Educational Specialist for Usborne
Books.
MeiMei Fox is the published author, co-author, ghostwriter, and
freelance editor of numerous nonfiction health, wellness, spirituality, and psychology
books, magazine articles, and blogs, including New York Times best - sellers Bend, Not Break and Fortytude.
MeiMei Fox is the published author, co-author, ghostwriter, and
freelance editor of numerous nonfiction health, wellness, spirituality, and psychology
books, magazine articles, and...
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Book blogger extraordinaire and
freelance editor over at Feed Your Fiction Addiction.
Robert is an award - winning fiction writer and a
freelance editor /»
book doctor.»
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It cost more than some other professionals with whom I've since consulted (I'm on my 2nd
book now... and no, I don't plan to self - publish this one), but then I've heard other friends talk about
freelance editors who charge double what iUniverse did.
Depending on what your publisher has planned for your
book (which an
editor often shares with you and your agent 6 months to a year before your
book launches), and depending on your budget, a
freelance publicist (who usually works on fewer
books at any time than an in - house publicist) can supplement or enhance what your in - house publicist will be doing.
Joan is a former indie publisher who makes her living now as a
freelance writer,
editor and
book consultant while she continues to work on her own writing projects.
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But I've also been a newspaper correspondent, a children's
book reviewer, a
freelance copywriter, a literary agents assistant, a
freelance editor and a communications manager.
I parted company with HarperCollins after my last
book launch and have since taken back control of not just «brand Polly Courtney» but all the component parts of the publishing process: editing (I use a professional
freelance editor as well as crowd - sourced readers) and cover design (I work directly with a designer, who has also worked on the second editions for my first two novels), production and distribution (I use Troubador Publishing) as well as promotion — which I'm finding far easier to do now that I'm proud of the product I'm promoting!
Therefore, a
book editor who is working
freelance must raise a red flag if the manuscript diverges from the way it was billed.
Self - published writers frequently hear that they need to pass their
books by beta readers or critique groups first before sending the stories on to
freelance editors (fewer corrections in a
book means a less expensive editing process).
Meredith is my own
freelance editor (she's worked on all my
books since RETRIBUTION) and is currently on the home stretch of writing the first draft of her own novel # 4.
Peer review, critique groups,
freelance book doctors, etc., can all help if you're lucky enough to find the right people, but I don't think there's any substitute for what an in - house
editor with a vested interest in your project can bring to the table.
My
books are fairly lightly edited now... my
freelance editor helps me with continuity issues and typos, etc..
A former indie publisher (she was the founder / president of GreyCore Press), she makes her living as a
freelance writer,
editor and
book consultant while she continues to work on her own writing projects.
Companies that simply print and / or distribute your
book (either electronically or physically) provide a vital service to self - publishers, as do
freelance editors, typesetters, indexers, and marketers, but none of these services is themselves the publisher.
In today's publishing world, more and more people are using
freelance professional
book editors, people unencumbered by the responsibilities of selling your
book like agents and publishing house
editors — whether to
book chains, sales teams, or (in the case of agents)
editors at publishing houses.
Having been a professional
freelance editor since 1998, I believe in the power of a well - written and well - edited
book.
Candace Johnson is a professional
freelance editor, proofreader, writer, ghostwriter, and writing coach who has worked with traditional publishers, self - published authors, and independent
book packagers on nonfiction subjects ranging from memoirs to alternative medical treatments to self - help, and on fiction ranging from romance to paranormal.
First off it is (a) very expensive and (b) the quality
editors already work for houses and can't
freelance and (c) is so subjective that the
editor could just as likely destroy a
book as improve it.
Started by
Freelance journalist Evan Ratliff and New Yorker senior
editor Nick Thompson this new service will have apps on every major platform to read and purchase
books from.
You'll meet all kinds of people at a writers» conference who can help you get to the next step on your writing journey — including fellow writers,
freelance editors, agents, and representatives from magazine and
book publishers.
And although they may hope your
book will be successful, they aren't incentivized to work extra hard to make it a success (Perkins could spend 2 years on a project and still make a windfall on the successful
book —
freelance editors will put in as much time and effort as they've been paid for.
I'm also a reader, a writer, a
freelance editor, and a
book reviewer.
If you're a newbie, DO pay a qualified
freelance editor or
book doctor, but never with a promise of publication attached.
It covers subjects like how to find
freelance editors, getting and using your ISBNs, using social media to market your
book, getting a great
book cover and a whole lot more!
I've worked as a
freelance editor for New York Times bestselling authors, and
books I've edited have been selected as the best of the year by USA Today and Library Journal among others.