The phrase
"to hire an editor" means to pay someone to review and improve your written work, such as a book or article, by correcting grammar, spelling, and other errors, as well as improving clarity, coherence, and overall quality.
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First off, if you're already reading this blog you know the importance
of hiring an editor to go over your manuscript.
I absolutely
do hire editors later in the process after I've done several drafts of the book.
You might
consider hiring an editor at this phase in the process to get focused, specific feedback based on your goals for the manuscript.
In an ideal world I'd
hire an editor at the time I thought my work was ready to be submitted.
The book also takes time to explain key steps
in hiring an editor, what you should expect to pay, and contractual issues that a new author may not think about.
While hiring editors and writers, we pay close attention to their academic record, writing experience and creative abilities.
Overall, I realized through these jobs, that I wanted to do most of the writing myself and stick with
just hiring an editor for the books.
-LSB-...] fair and reasonable to
hire an editor with clear expectations from both parties from the outset.
Even if we think we're reading every word, our mind is way ahead of us, that's why it's advisable to look
into hiring an editor.
If you can afford it, I
recommend hiring an editor to critique your book after your second draft, giving a high level overview of your major problems.
Consequently, I spent time and
money hiring editors and a graphic designer so the book would be as good as it could be.
You shouldn't
hire an editor until you have done everything you can to make your book as good as it can be.
Too many
newbies hire editors when what they really need is a few basic writing classes and some knowledge of the industry.
The question of whether to
hire an editor almost always arises just before or during the submissions process, as a way of increasing the chances of a book's acceptance.
You can fix errors yourself or
even hire an editor after the book has been up a while to increase its appeal even more.
We offer substantial discounts to authors requesting a manuscript assessment who need to
hire an editor for further editing or proofreading.
An even more fundamental shift that I expect to see is that increasingly less work will come from publishers and the burden
of hiring an editor will fall on the author.
I don't mention anything about
not hiring an editor and a designer — both required for self publishers.