You need to
hire a professional editor in order to prepare your manuscript (this is the highest expense, and it is mandatory — unless you want to look awful and wreck your reputation as an author).
If you're thinking about
hiring a professional editor in the near future, this chat might be helpful in understanding precisely what you need.
Not exact matches
It can be scary to take over the reins and take «complete creative control,» but if you get a publishing coach to keep you
in the right direction, and
hire a
professional editor, cover designer, etc. you'll realize quickly that this is the best way to go.
Now, I know that not everyone can afford to
hire professionals for every step involved
in producing a book (copy
editor, book designer, cover designer, proofreader, etc.).
Also,
hiring professionals, such as
editors and proofreaders, to assist
in the self publishing process can be a significant investment, sometimes running into the hundreds or thousands of dollars.
You should do at least two to three revisions on your own before
hiring a
professional editor — don't bring
in a
professional until you have made the book the best you possibly can on your own.
It seems to largely be indies who think you must come out
in print first, that you must
hire a
professional copy
editor from New York and a pro layout person
in order to put out a quality product.
Since our self - published anthology was written by multiple authors, we knew it was important to
hire a
professional editor to ensure consistency
in the style, format, structure, and language of the story.
Editors and artists can be
hired at very reasonable fees, and services like Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing and Lightning Source make it easy to produce a
professional product
in weeks instead of years.
If you want your books
in other languages, you can
hire professional freelance translators,
in the same way that you can
hire editors.
And that's pretty much how the rest of my night goes, with me lying
in bed, challenging imaginary authors everywhere who don't see the need to
hire a
professional editor, asking them more questions than you'd like to hear.
If you seek to
hire me as a developmental
editor, and I accept the job, it means that
in my
professional opinion, your manuscript has potential and can be honed to publishable quality.
In addition, you can also
hire a
professional editor to improve the content you've completed on your own.
It was easier than you might think to self - publish and I did it
in a
professional manner,
hiring an
editor and graphic artist, which doesn't mean it wasn't a bumpy ride.
This section covers planning your story, finishing your book
in a month,
hiring professional editors (or working with
editors at no cost, which is possible only if you are married to one!)
First, I'd say if you've
hired a
professional editor at any point
in the past, you should go over the copyediting - type changes with a fine - toothed comb, because there's a lot to be learned there.
When
in doubt,
hire a
professional editor to look over your work.
In fact, the largest number of editorial horror stories I've heard have come from not from writers at big and medium - sized publishers, but from unpublished or self - published writers who
hired less - than - qualified independent
editors (there are a lot of them out there), or from small press authors whose inexperienced publishers employed
editors without the proper
professional skills.
They must rely on beta readers, other writers
in groups, and
professional «
hired gun» freelance
editors to help them identify and develop the potential
in their work.
Still, the agent did motivate me to become more
professional: I
hired a developmental
editor for my third book, The Last Firewall, which came out
in August 2013.
From the type of work you choose to write to the cover you choose for your eBook, from
hiring a
professional editor to proofreading and mechanically editing the eBook to ensure the highest quality, you will not succeed
in the industry, even
in these trending niches, if you don't put forth your best effort.
Hire a
professional editor, someone specifically trained
in book - editing skills.
Where costs are listed, they normally exceed the amount the author would pay to
hire professional developmental and copy
editors, cover designers, formatters, and printers
in order to produce and publish the work herself.
Sandy — exactly, which is why I formed my own publishing company,
hired a
professional book designer,
editors, and a PR firm — all of which led to a good Kirkus review, «free» book reviews
in two major newspapers, two front - page newspaper articles, book signings at prominent book sellers, the book becoming a «Hot New Release» on Amazon, and the book enjoying best - seller status on Amazon going on four months.
In their hurry, they forgo important steps like workshopping the book, spending time on revision,
hiring a
professional editor and cover designer, and developing their platforms.
And I definitely agree that anyone considering indie publishing must invest
in hiring editors as well as
professional formatters and cover designers.
In the black after the first 6 weeks, despite a big print run, I've been paying the mortgage, ranch expenses, house remodeling, buying cars, etc, while running a small publishing house with warehouse —
hiring good
professional editors, artists, interior designers and marketeers.
Effron was
hired by Stephen Adler, the editorial director of Thomson Reuters
Professional Division, who was formerly
editor -
in - chief of The American Lawyer magazine, which is also owned by ALM.
In a blog post we wrote entitled «Introducing the Law Firm
Editor -
In - Chief» http://me.lt/9vU0k we suggest firms
hire an editorial
professional to help attorneys craft informative and interesting content.
Expert resume
editor and
professional editing services are very much aware that describing a jobseeker
in generic descriptions totally destroys the message thus, instead of getting
hired, it can surely leads to junk.
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