Until you are published and receiving meaty critiques from
professional editors at publishing houses, look for critique partners to do heavy edits.
It is lovely to know that
a professional editor at a publishing house sees no fatal flaws in my writing style.
Not exact matches
In today's
publishing world, more and more people are using freelance
professional book
editors, people unencumbered by the responsibilities of selling your book like agents and
publishing house editors — whether to book chains, sales teams, or (in the case of agents)
editors at publishing houses.
All are
professional writers or
editors — many have
published in places such as The New York Times and Washington Post or served in high - level positions
at major
publishing houses, such as Random
House.
Our team of in -
house editors and
publishing professionals allows us to provide premium services
at very affordable prices.
Because their script was plucked off Amazon by the
professional readers for publishers / agents, into the new slush pile and passed onto the senior or junior
editor at an agency or
publishing house.
At a typical
publishing house, the production
editor is responsible for putting together the publication schedule, sticking to a budget, and coordinating the efforts of the
editors, designers, and marketing
professionals.
The self -
publishing movement, by definition, disintermediates many
publishing professionals, including agents who aren't savvy enough to keep up, and
editors at legacy
publishing houses.
I know this is partly because I've been a
professional editor and worked
at a traditional
publishing house, so to me, reading amateur writing feels like work.