Not exact matches
If vampires or werewolves or fallen angels are hot right now, then you need only wait as long as it takes you to write the
book and get it
properly polished and
edited and in the best shape it can be before you spend a weekend formatting it right, attach your professional cover art, and send it out into the world right now to take advantage of fickle public interest.
Has a
book been
edited properly, has it been proofread, and has the end product been quality controlled?
When you have your finished
book, have it
properly edited.
Your
book should be
properly edited before submitting it for printing.
Beware of self publishing without having your
book properly edited, and don't pay large sums to people who claim they will publish and help sell your
books without a clause that allows for a refund if the final product is not professionally finished.
Copyediting and Developmental
Editing: All the steps you need to make sure your
book is
edited properly.
Resources: Your publisher will bring a team of experts to ensure your
book is
properly edited, illustrated, laid out, converted into an e-
book on every e-
book platform, has an ISBN and a bar code, will research and set the sales price, use its print and distribution channels, and take on sales and promotional activities on your behalf.
As a writer, why should I spend months or years writing a
book only to get, if I'm lucky, 25 % of net and, from that, having to pay for my own
editing (if I want to make sure it is
edited properly) and my own promotion when I can get 70 % if I self - publish through Amazon?
If you're considering audiobook production, your
book, and more importantly your audition script, needs to be the best it can be, so make sure it's
properly edited, proofread and formatted before even attempting to woo narrators.
I've read Harper novels that are badly in need of decent editors who know how to
edit properly, and worse, many Harper
books are riddled with bad grammar, numerous typos and misused words.
I'd much rather pay a self published author $ 3 - 4.99 for his work which has been
properly edited by a professional independent editor than pay publishing companies $ 10 - $ 20 for the same
book where the author gets less and fat cat executives who feel that selling another million vampire novels is more important that trying a new idea that may or may not get huge quick enough to pay for that second jet for their company.
But that's because I've read Harper novels and many other
books published by the Big 6 that are badly in need of decent editors who know how to
edit properly, and worse, many Harper
books are riddled with bad grammar, numerous typos and misused words.
Like
editing, sometimes it takes an outside perspective to
properly index a
book.
You've put all your effort and care into writing your
book, making sure it is
properly edited by someone who is trained in the art of copy
editing, put your marketing plan together, and are ready to put it all together with a nice layout and cover.
Before reaching out to the group leader, ask if your
book is
properly edited and available in both print and e-
book form.
I recommend a
book called Formatting of Kindle
Books: A Brief Tutorial by Charles Spender (to which I have no affiliation whatsoever; I simply found this
book very useful for my own endeavors), which explains many of the details for how to
properly format a Kindle eBook using Word, with a separate chapter on how to clean and
edit the HTML.
It is also difficult to market a
book that hasn't been
edited properly.
(Despite the cutting back on
editing services by publishers, what you read in a
properly published
book is vastly superior to self - produced, based on the half - dozen or so self - published
books I've read, invariably too long and poor QC).
However, nowadays, before a reader will even consider an indie author's
book, that
book must have a compelling cover design, be
properly edited, proofed and formatted, and must have a great title and blurb and even a great opening hook to get the reader to give the author's
book more than a fleeting glance.
If you go this route, you can expect to pay more in
editing fees to develop the
book to make your words and ideas flow
properly in text format.
The indie writer has many dilemmas he or she must contend with like trying to visualize the perfect cover and then bringing that cover to fruition, making sure that his or her manuscript is
properly edited and then formatted, as well as a myriad of other minute details before his or her
book is ready to be published.
Once your
book has been
edited and proofread, it will need to be
properly formatted.
Learning how to
properly rewrite and revise will be a boon for you as a writer, not only in getting an agent but further down the road, after possible
book deals, getting serious
edit letters from editors, being on deadline, etc..
Unless you have a
book that's worth publishing (well - written and
properly edited), a great cover won't do you much good.
Just hope that the glut of
books which haven't been
properly edited doesn't cause a big problem down the road.
That's why I think that no one should publish a
book without having it
properly edited first.
An in - depth analysis of the aftermath of the Kadi saga will be more
properly tackled in
book - length and from a variety of perspectives (see the forthcoming Routledge volume
edited by Matej Avbelj, Filippo Fontanelli and Giuseppe Martinico, Kadi on Trial: A multifaceted analysis of the Kadi judgment, which will also feature an elaboration of my argument sketched out in this post).