When do I engage
the help of a developmental editor and get the most benefit from that engagement?
Not exact matches
It's all normal,» says pediatrician Tanya Remer Altmann,
editor of The Wonder Years:
Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate the Major
Developmental Milestones.
Once you have a consistent bedtime worked out, a daytime routine will fall into place, says Tanya Remer Altmann, a pediatrician and
editor - in - chief
of The Wonder Years:
Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate the Major
Developmental Milestones.
Babies» tear ducts are still developing after birth, and it's normal for them not to shed tears for the first few months, says pediatrician Tanya Remer Altmann,
editor of The Wonder Years:
Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate the Major
Developmental Milestones.
There are a number
of reasons for dark circles under your baby's eyes, and almost all are normal, says pediatrician Tanya Remer Altmann,
editor of The Wonder Years:
Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate the Major
Developmental Milestones.
Now as a freelance
developmental editor and consultant, Jim has
helped many writers
of both fiction and non-fiction bring a work in progress through to publication.
I've found that authors are often willing to pay good money for a
developmental editor, someone who walks by their side and
helps to shape the book, but when it comes to copyediting and proofreading, especially if and when an author has had a
developmental editor, suspicion arises as to the value or merit
of these more drilled - down types
of edits.
If they edit a sample
of my work, that doesn't
help me to judge their work as a
developmental editor.
A
developmental editor can
help you work through your issues, make suggestions and be a sounding board for what's troubling you about your piece
of work, as well as offering excellent suggestions on how to improve it.
And if I'm tired
of working on my book but want to get it done, do I have the budget to hire a
developmental editor to
help me cross the finish line?
(The exception
of course, is when you hire a
developmental editor, who is invested in
helping you shape the story from beginning to end.)
My point here about self - editing is that by taking your time and fixing as many errors as you can with the
help of readers, you can get a price on the lower end
of your
editor's rates and maybe even skip
developmental editing altogether.
Our
developmental editing services pair you with experienced
developmental editors, writing teachers, and industry insiders to
help you craft a book that reaches its fullest potential and has the best chance
of success in the marketplace.
In this article, she discusses what she learned from rewriting her first series
of children's books with the
help of a professional
developmental editor.
Hiring
help — whether in the form
of a
developmental editor to
help you polish your manuscript or a publicist or social media manager to
help you market it — is a good idea if you have big goals.
This week, on a special free teleseminar call, you're invited to learn how a
developmental editor can
help you write your book faster and get published sooner than if you «go it alone» during the crucial first stages
of writing your book.
A
developmental editor is going to
help you with one
of the most important things about a storyline — does it entice the reader to continue?
The other thing that can really
help, and I had already mentioned this to you, is a
developmental editor who will
help you with the structure
of your book.
But
developmental editors can be expensive, so if you don't have a lot
of resources, I suggest turning to writing groups to
help develop your story, and to beta readers (volunteer readers) to give you feedback on the story once you finish it.
The type
of editor to
help you do that is a
developmental editor (Yes, I know, there are so many different types
of editors!).
She has
helped hundreds
of authors as a
developmental editor, writing coach, and through her «plot sessions» — one - on - one calls that get authors from concept to plot points in one hour.
posted at Katie's Editorial Blog, saying, «The editorial process
of the
developmental edit may vary from
editor to
editor, however the idea is the same — work with an author to
help the author create the best possible story they can.