Sentences with phrase «paid copy editors»

In any event, managing the activities of paid copy editors, and a large network of volunteer editors and reviewers, has helped me improve my communication and organization skills.

Not exact matches

«The same forces,» said one of the managing editors, «which have upgraded city staffs and copy desks are bringing healthy changes to sports staffs: better pay, better - trained men, more integrity.»

The book (which was a success of the author, publisher, editors etc) has been read millions of times, but the author, the publisher, the booksellers the distributors, translators, editors and everyone involved have to share the money of that single copy that you paid for.

It was a lot riskier financially of course, because we had to shell out thousands of dollars for printed copies of our books in addition to paying an editor and professional designer.

You have to pay the author's advance and royalties, the cover artist, the editor, the copy editor, the typesetter, the sales force, and that doesn't even get into distributor costs or the percentages taken by retailers.

It's a choice between paying upfront for anything from an editor to fact - check your copy to paper stock and bookbinding — or taking an advance and ceding up to 85 percent of future the profits to the publisher, he says.

I know that my paid editor — ESPECIALLY my copy editor, ohmyword — catches things that I never would, no matter how many times I read the MS.. So I'm always going to shell out the extra for both, a line editor and a copy editor, in addition to my fabulous critique partners.

I guess my concern is that there are already too many writers out there paying for editorial services and not getting what they are promised because the «editor» isn't editing but proofreading or, at best, copy editing.

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.

Yes, I have editors at my small presses, but I also have a freelance copy editor I pay for that all important final polish.

All our editors are paid, cover artists paid, copy - editors paid!

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.

It does no one any favors — not writers, copy editors, or the reading audience — to create expectations that editors will work for the laughably low pay that you claim they will.

I pay about $ 1,200 for a copy edit on a 100,000 - word novel, which my editor typically turns around in five days or so.

But I definitely would pay a good copy editor next time.

My expenses for a new book are about $ 1100... that includes my cover artist, my copy editor, my own ISBN #, and paying to have my ebook versions professionally made for me... Since I'm still unknown, most of my copies I personally sell at events I attend, but I'm hoping that changes as I come out with more books...

According to their campaign page, they needed money to print the first 1000 copies, get an ISBN, hire an editor, and pay the artists who illustrated the book.

Paying a professional proofreader or copy editor for a review is not out of the question when your career is on the line.