Sentences with phrase «of a developmental editor who»

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A substantive edit, also known as a developmental edit, involves the assistance of an experienced editor who will hold your hand as together you identify and fix the issues in your book.

Developmental Editor Person who deals with the overall organization of a book's manuscript rather than with changes such as wording of sentences within paragraphs.

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.

It sounds like you've found just the right approach for editing your work — input from high - quality beta readers plus an editor who knows NZ English and can offer a degree of developmental editing.

Dan is a professional editor, who'll be giving a developmental edit to this recently - completed draft of the novel; and he's a poet and novelist, as you know, whose output includes the brilliant novel Songs from the Other Side of the Wall.

In a post on editing, author Ruth Harris concentrates on nine benefits primarily of «developmental» editing, as we say in the States, or «structural» editing, as it's called in the UK — the specialization of editors who work with how you're telling your story and, if necessary, how to reconstruct what you're doing to make it far more effective.

I hired a developmental editor through elance.com who did a great job of organizing material and text boxes.

(The exception of course, is when you hire a developmental editor, who is invested in helping you shape the story from beginning to end.)

Katie is a developmental editor who works with authors of all levels.

So if the usual advice of «get a sample edit» isn't that helpful for finding a developmental editor, how should we approach finding a developmental editor who's a good match for us?

Successful writers I know — whether they're published commercially or self - published — need to write and rewrite their books many times, usually with the support of a developmental editor, not someone who does spelling and punctuation but a creative partner who is able to identify and solve problems with the story, structure, characterization, dialogue, visual description, literary style, pacing, the narrative arc — with a first, second, and third act that engages the reader and reaches some kind of epiphany or denouement that entertains, illuminates and provides emotional satisfaction for the reader.

She is a detailed line / content editor who is also skilled at solving the big - picture problems of a book (developmental editing), and is especially talented at editing fiction.

Jamie Chavez, a developmental editor and writer who has worked nearly 20 years in the publishing industry, shares her process of enhancing manuscripts from the moment that they first land on her desk.

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.

I know how to write my main genre, and I use alpha readers as I go that serve the purpose of a developmental editor for me — they are critical readers who think about the story.

I have worked with a developmental editor who has tried to take control of the process.

As for rates, I don't know what others do, but I'm a developmental editor who asks to see the manuscript first and then, having read it, provides an estimate of the cost.

But I still have a book inside, a story to tell, a message to share... Where could I find a developmental editor who would assist me to the extend of redacting for me or correcting my redaction?

The IJDS Board of Editors wish to acknowledge, with gratitude, the following scholars who served as reviewers for manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Developmental Science.