Just finished going
over the copyedits on my 4th novel coming out in September, and I was dumbfounded at the things I typed that I hadn't caught, and that my other editor didn't catch, or my critique group didn't catch.
Only if some publishing things comes up (such as looking
over copyedits) are we forced to look back.
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.
Not exact matches
Fresh Ink assisted Anna with
copyediting and developmental editing and has continued to do so
over the course of her career.
But on the traditional side, not counting the submission time and energy, you have to go
over the novel in the
copyedit stage and in the page proof stage, and
over the years I've had books where I spent full days on just fixing bad
copyedits.
In 2010, she started editing and writing full - time and has worked on
over 500 traditionally published books, doing everything from proofreading and
copyediting to developmental editing and ghost writing, as well as working with select self - published authors.
Once you have a finished product — that is, with the
copyediting and proofreading already done — as a self - publishing author you have control
over (and responsibility for) your book's design.
Over nine years experience
copyediting, line editing, and proofreading for authors, publishers, and packagers.
For just one round of
copyediting on an 80,000 word book, my lowest - paying client would pay
over $ 2000 even to a fairly new editor.