Self publishers who have
a professionally edited manuscript can get their book to market in ten days!
«
Professionally edited manuscript.»
It really helps if you can say «
professionally edited manuscript» in your query letter.
Your patience will be rewarded with
a professionally edited manuscript.
For example, someone who has
a professionally edited manuscript is closer to the finish mark than someone who needs ghost writing services, or doesn't have a completed manuscript.
Alice Osborn ensures that your manuscript is on par with traditional
professionally edited manuscripts and is optimized for publishers, agents and readers.
Not exact matches
Count on it: When a query says the
manuscript has been «
professionally edited» it is not ready.
Indie authors should have their
manuscripts edited professionally (yes, spend the money!)
There are agents, though, who don't like the idea of authors having their
manuscripts professionally edited before submitting them.
In other words, you're arguing that someone who — before uploading their novel to Amazon Kindle — had their
manuscript professionally edited and formatted; had the subject matter fact - checked by industry professionals; then later had the cover image
professionally designed; and who owns all the legal rights to their novel; then unless the person earns a living from the sales of said novel, then they can not be considered as a genuine author.
Trade - published books can generally be assumed to have been
professionally edited and proofread, and to have been selected by professionals who understand how to match
manuscripts to market tastes.
Agents are far more likely to take a
manuscript seriously if it has already been
professionally edited.
Your
manuscript editing, design, and proofreading are complete, and your
professionally edited and designed book is ready to go to print.
Get your
manuscript right - make sure it has been
professionally edited and proof - read before publishing
Few agents these days accept
manuscripts that haven't been
professionally edited.
Often times, writers have great material, but they lack the resources to have their
manuscript professionally edited, designed, printed, and distributed.
I've seen «
professionally edited»
manuscripts that are ridiculously long or too short to be considered by a contemporary publisher, or contain song lyrics (prohibitively expensive) or copyrighted characters.
You have to have your book
professionally edited and, in some cases, you might even be well advised to get some help in turning your
manuscript from a mediocre
manuscript into a polished, professional
manuscript that will help you establish credibility and build your brand.
AUTHORS: Uh... doesn't that mean for an 80,000 - word
manuscript, it would cost me more than $ 6,100 to have my
manuscript professionally edited?
So you recommend that authors pay to have their
manuscripts professionally edited before submitting?
Do you recommend that authors have their
manuscripts professionally edited before submitting, or is content and copy
editing part of your normal process?
Manuscripts must already be
edited and proofread, because some e-book sellers have restrictions on books that have multiple grammatical or spelling errors, so it is essential that your book is
professionally edited prior to being converted.
An example is a client who had a wonderful storyline but needed to hire an editor to
professionally edit his book so the
manuscript would be as ready as possible to show an agent.
You've finished your book; the next step is to have your
manuscript professionally edited.
Out of curiosity (and I hope it's not rude to ask) how much should a person budget to have their
manuscript professionally edited assuming the work requires a lot of work?
How would you feel about having a totally free editorial evaluation done before ever actually having to pay for your
manuscript to be
edited professionally?
Having your
manuscript professionally edited is one of the most critical steps in the publishing process.
The truth is this: although first drafts will be much better after they are
professionally edited, nine out of ten (or ten out of ten) of those
manuscripts will remain unpublishable if they have been «
edited» in a vacuum by professionals who have never acquired a
manuscript at a Big Five publishing house; never negotiated an author / agent book contract; and never published, marketed and sold a finished book.
Having your
manuscript professionally edited is one of the most critical steps in the publishing process and makes all the difference in publishing an error - free book.
Once your
manuscript has been
edited and you are completely done revising it, have it
professionally proofread.
I don't know if
manuscripts are coming to me
professionally edited or not.
I can guarantee it because I regularly hear from people boasting of having had their
manuscript «
professionally assessed» or «
professionally edited», whose work is nowhere near ready for submission to publishers.
Although some freelance editors certainly can help a
manuscript, meaning that they're not all con artists, there is no «requirement» to have a
manuscript professionally edited before submission.
Dishonest and / or ignorant independent editors often prey on the anxieties of aspiring writers by saying that publishers won't look at
manuscripts unless they've been
professionally edited.
Also, «No publisher will look twice at a
manuscript that hasn't been
professionally edited.»
What I said was that anyone who tells you that no publishing house will look at a
manuscript unless it's been «
professionally edited» is either a scammer, or has gotten that bit of false information from a scammer and doesn't know any better than to repeat it.
It would probably be indiscreet to name names or give other identifiers, but there is one publisher who stands out from the herd as a case where writers would be well advised to have their
manuscripts professionally edited before submission — or indeed after acceptance.
«No publisher will look twice at a
manuscript that hasn't been
professionally edited.»
In my experience, ethical freelance editors (which is most of us) steer authors away from having their
manuscripts «
professionally edited.»
It is critical to have a
manuscript professionally edited.
Unprofessional practices (agents who «blitz» submit or use their clients» own query letters, publishers that make writers responsible for getting their own books into bookstores, independent editors who claim that
manuscripts have to be «
professionally»
edited in order to be competitive)
The part about publishers automatically rejecting
manuscripts that haven't been
professionally edited is a flat - out lie.
So you've had your
manuscript professionally edited.
I don't «
professionally edit» their
manuscripts.
If you're questioning why you need to have your
manuscript professionally edited after going to the trouble of having it critiqued and worked on it meticulously and endlessly, the answer is simple: An author and a critique group are not a match for the expert eyes of a professional editor.
When your
manuscript is returned, you can expect clean,
professionally edited text that is all set to be read and enjoyed by your audience.
If you're an artist and you want to share your work, spend what it takes to get your
manuscript professionally edited, typeset and cover - designed (there's nothing more tragic than shoddy art).
We recommend that you get your
manuscript professionally edited by us or another reputable service.
I had my
manuscript professionally edited.
In Polish and Publish, trained writers will
professionally edit your work, add material where required and generally get the
manuscript into the best possible structure for your market.