Sentences with phrase «publisher hires editors»

A publisher hires editors, designers and printers on the same fee - for - service basis.

And * smart * self - publishers hire editors and proofreaders.

All the same, smart self - publishers hire editors to do the same thing.

With so many self - publishers hiring editors, I think this is an issue of real concern and a topic that would be very useful for my readers.

Not exact matches

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I often receive questions from writers who are looking to hire an independent editor to polish their manuscripts, either for self - publication or for submission to agents and publishers, and want to know w... -LSB-...]

Self - publishers who make use of this type of editing will hire freelance editors to help with the development of their project.

It has to hurt — you work hard for the «prestige» of being accepted by a big publisher, and then all of a sudden, some guy who revised his work using meetup.com groups and hired an editor off the internet, then used a cheap program to format it, and a cover off fiverr.com... he's making more money than you are.

Increasingly, digital publishers include some level of quality assurance to ensure error - free content, with nearly 36 percent performing self - checks, 36 percent hiring editors, and 23 percent performing QA prior to conversion.

And the agents, editors and PR reps hired by these big publishers are only looking out for themselves.

Technically, an indie can put a book out without spending a dime (though hiring an editor, at the least, is recommended), meaning that even 99 - cent ebooks can result in tidy profits, whereas traditional publishers must put a lot more money into the process and can't afford price points like that, at least not in the long run.

My last publisher, Belfire Press, hired a great editor for my novel, «Off Track», commissioned a talented cover artist, and turned the book into a wonderful publication, something I am very proud of.

As the publisher you and you alone are responsible for the editing, whether you hire an outside editor or not.

If you're truly self - publishing, as I mentioned, you are the publisher, the employer, and that means you'll need to hire and coordinate an editor, designer, printer, distributor, book marketer, and any other «staff» you may need to get your book out there.

HarperCollins Christian Publishing's Specialty Division promotes MacKenzie Howard to associate publisher, Jennifer Gott to editorial director and hires Holly Halverson as editor

The family includes ace mechanics, aspiring comic book artists, amateur scientists (because no one will hire a black female astronomer, no matter how brilliant), and writers, including Uncle George, editor and publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide, based on the real Negro Motorist Green Book.

I hired a professional editor and a publisher that cost quite a bit of money.

Some of us might want to hire freelance editors for our work even if we traditionally publish (especially if our publisher doesn't offer all the editing phases).

Self - publishers who want to produce professional work would be wise to ensure their manuscripts get the same treatment, by hiring skilled editors at the various levels.

More and more writers are hiring their own developmental editors, whether they plan to self - publish their book or hope to land a literary agent and go for a book deal with a traditional publisher.

In fact, I know a number of traditionally - published authors who have hired freelance editors to help get a manuscript into great shape, so that it moves more speedily through the «in - house» editing process at their publishers.

I have hired my own independent editor w / 25 years experience at one of the largest publishers, an independent designer, an independent marketing firm, an independent book shepherd who has published 25 books (full & limited publishers) to help me through the process, and an independent printer who can do both digital and offset for me at my request.

These days, though, agents and publishers expect a manuscript to be ready for market, and even agents will tell you to hire a reputable editor.

The recent downsizing in the industry and the absence of developmental editing by commercial book publishers has established a broad choice of great editors available for hire.

But from what your agent has requested I'd recommend that before sending anything back to him, you consider hiring a professional developmental editor to help you put together a proper proposal and, most importantly, to work with you on revising the manuscript to develop the narrative arc, your character and other elements as necessary to bring it to the level an agent and publisher would expect.

There should be no shame if an indie author (or self - published author, whatever you want to call them) decides to invest their own money to hire editors, book doctors, cover artists, publicists or publishers.

Traditional publishers are also insisting more and more that a manuscript be in a more or less «finished» form when it comes in, meaning that the author and / or agent may have to hire an outside editor to polish their work.

In fact, the largest number of editorial horror stories I've heard have come from not from writers at big and medium - sized publishers, but from unpublished or self - published writers who hired less - than - qualified independent editors (there are a lot of them out there), or from small press authors whose inexperienced publishers employed editors without the proper professional skills.

Some are vanity published (and think they are then «published»); others are what I call independent publishers, meaning they own the ISBN, hire layout people and editors, etc. etc..

You can hire an editor, for example, but self - publishers continue to have the final say with what they put out the door.

They were hiring editors to edit the book after the publisher had already supposedly edited it.

Traditional publishers are hiring high - quality editors — you should too.

Authors still need developmental editors, proofreaders, cover artists, and the like, but authors can easily hire them freelance, rather than relying on publishers to provide them.

How to Hire an Editor: The Indie Author's Guide to Finding and Working with the Right Editor for Your Book shows authors new to the publishing process how to make sure their manuscripts receive the editorial attention they deserve, even with a self - publisher's unique production schedule, budget constraints, and publishing goals.

More importantly, these jobs don't require huge publishers with lots of money: authors can hire editors and cover designers by the hour or for flat rates, without giving up the majority of their books» revenue forever!

However, if you are going to work with traditional publishers or if you are going to hire a professional editor, Word is still easier and often the preferred software because of its review function.

I hired the same professionals — editor, proofreader, book designer, cover designer — that publishers use (they are often freelancers these days) and could work directly with them without the publisher as an intermediary.

Someone who's really committed to producing a quality product can hire editors and book designers just as easily as a traditional publisher can.

Agent Brian de Fiore insisted, as agents often do, that they should pay more in author royalties — and hire more editors — while Little, Brown Group Publisher David Shelley insisted that any savings would need to be spent fighting piracy.

Why take the time, energy, and money to do all the work yourself (or hire designers / editors to assist you) when you could pitch the book to traditional publishers, hand the book over to them, claim a nice advance, and sit back while they do the heavy lifting?

Or the money to hire a freelance editor, graphic artist, and other professionals the way a larger publisher would have done.

These authors didn't have the benefit of a publisher's editing team; they recruited several readers or hired editors.

6 — I also hire an editor who's very cheap and a small publisher who does covers and interiors and other things as part of their business.

Even though your message may be inspired by the Word of God it doesn't mean that you don't require the expertise of a Christian beta reader to offer you valuable feedback on how a reader in the natural is going to perceive your story or to hire a Christian book editor to polish your manuscript to a high standard so it has the best possible chance of being accepted by a Christian publisher.

Freelance editors and designers that are hired out by self - publishers are generally not as invested in the author's success as a traditional publishing editor or designer might be.

I don't mention anything about not hiring an editor and a designer — both required for self publishers.

These publishing partners will include fellow writers you collaborate with; retailers you sell through; publishers you sign with; agents you employ; assistants, editors, and cover artists you hire.

After finishing the novel, hiring an independent editor sending out queries to agents and publishing houses, she learned about SparkPress, an independent publishing company (and imprint of Ingram Publisher Services) that specializes in merging the traditional publishing model with new and innovative strategies.

The North American Veterinary Community, the profession's largest publisher, on May 9 announced the hiring of Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS - H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry), as editor - in - chief of the peer - reviewed journal Today's Veterinary Nurse and director of veterinary nursing for NAVC Publishing.

Introduction A well - written and great - looking CV can make your application a «must - read» for hiring editors and publishers alike.

When I was writing Success As a Real Estate Agent for Dummies (For Dummies, 2006), I had a couple of tussles with the technical editor the publisher hired to review the manuscript.