Sentences with phrase «hiring copy editors»

But hiring copy editors and jacket designers and printers and the rest of it held no appeal.

▪ Up - front costs associated with hiring copy editors, researchers, editors, paper stock, binding, copyright.

You might want to hire a copy editor at 10 - 20 cents a word.

If you've never hired a copy editor, ask for references or get recommendations from fellow writers.

Prior to the Internet, it was difficult for a novice author to find, reference check, and hire a copy editor, content editor, cover designer, and interior designer.

Weinstein took on the «nuts and bolts» role of publishing the e-book, carrying out tasks like hiring a copy editor, finding a cover designer and talking to e-book conversion firms, while Devlin is responsible for picking up those actual expenses.

The first step in editing (aside from your own) is to hire a copy editor.

It's not that I don't trust editors, I plan on hiring a copy editor et al. to make sure I release a quality product.

My graphic artist friend designed the cover, another friend hooked me up with a formatter, I hired a copy editor and I learned to upload.

Hiring a copy editor is a wise investment if you plan on publishing your book on your own.

Correct me if you disagree, Jodie, but if an author only has a little money to spend, I'd say hire a copy editor to be sure the text is free of typos, misspellings and basic grammar errors.

If you are looking for a grammar check, I recommend hiring a copy editor.

I wasn't sure what I needed, but I think I've decided to hire a developmental editor, incorporate her feedback, then hire a copy editor.

I am so glad I hired a copy 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.

Note: You may want to hire a freelance graphic designer to create your logo or custom images and / or a copywriter / editor to proofread your website copy.

A few weeks ago I was a lone author / baker and now I have two photographers, a hired proof - reader, copy editor, and an indexer.

Acquisition editors also seek out and contract with authors, and they may hire developmental editors and copy editors to see projects through.

Today, the only person with a longer tenure than me at Automobile Magazine is editor - in - chief Jean Jennings, but when I was hired, I was among the magazine's youngest employees, with no background in publishing but with a good eye for proofreading and copy editing.

Rebecca, I just finished editing my inspirational book, and hired professional editing services, and though they are not copy editors, he did question the content of several paragraphs and made suggestions as to the changes that were needed for more clarity.

I hire editors, copy editors, and cover designers.

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.).

Even if you can do everything, you will still want to hire a copy / line editor at the very least.

Errors in self - published versus traditionally published books Typically, there are more editorial eyes on a manuscript published by a publishing house than on a self - published manuscript, simply because an indie author usually doesn't have the financial resources to hire a developmental editor, substantive editor, line editor, copy editor, and proofreader.

Aside from producing the best quality product possible (meaning you hired an editor, cover designer, and copy - reader), you need to market effectively.

I have «published privately,» forming a one - purpose company, hiring a fine line editor, a copy editor, and a wonderful book designer to work on a volume of poems and a novel.

Writerful Books provides book editing services for authors looking to hire an editor for structural editing, line editing, copy editing or proofreading a manuscript.

Yes, you can hire some pretty good copy editors these days, and even some decent book doctors, but they won't have skin in the game the way an editor at a traditional house will.

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.

I also hired a macro (substantive) editor, copy editor, book cover designer, formatter, and after that, I proof read my novel a number of times before I hit publish.

To avoid becoming one of these writers, hire a proofreader (AFTER your copy editor is finished with your work) to polish and perfect every sentence.

Now that you know what they do, you're probably thinking: are self - publishing authors really expected to hire a developmental editor, a copy editor, and a proofreader?

After your beta readers are done, and if at least one of them isn't a highly critical reader / writer, hire a freelance editor to, at the very minimum, copy edit the book.

We offer discounts to writers who receive a manuscript assessment and wish to hire an editor for copy editing or proofreading as an additional service.

When costs are listed, they often exceed the amount the author would have to pay to self - publish the work - meaning the author could hire a professional cover designer, developmental editor and copy editor... and still not pay as much these contracts require.

You definitely want to hire an editor at some stage — even if it's just a copy editor or proofreader — but there are ways to save money on this process by doing some of it yourself.

If you've worked with a writing coach it's unlikely you need developmental editing, but you should always, and I mean always, hire a proofreader or copy - editor.

Manuscript Hire a story development editor and a copy editor.

What a lot of ebook writers will learn the hard way is that they need to hire an editor who can advise them on substantive issues, not just a copy editor or proofreader.

They run an independent marketplace for authors looking to hire editor, copy editor and cover illustrator to turn your draft into a book.

Most all the indie authors I know hire content editors, copy editors, cover designers, etc..

I hired a distant relative who works as a copy editor for Harcourt and he helped me make it more professional.

There is no New York editor or copy editor who's gonna go behind you and fix your screw ups (unless you hire someone freelance, which most indies apparently don't do).

If you hire an editor, a copy - editor, a proofreader and a cover designer, self - publishing an 80,000 - word manuscript will cost you between:

Hired a great development editor, copy editor, designer, chose fabulous art for the covers, collected some stunningly fine reader reviews.

Years of blogging had taught me that I was a terrible copy editor, so I searched the platform for someone who could do it right and ended up hiring expert copy editor Dan Foster.

Since several major writers have said they have to hire a copy - editor because [big house] doesn't do it right (or at all) anymore, that should also raise eyebrows about using editing as a criteria for «real» writers.

So hiring an independent copy editor before these steps can be unnecessary.

At this website, you can contact and hire former screenwriter and longtime professional copy editor Bill Donovan to proofread your screenplay.

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