I've had several friends read my work in progress, as
well as a developmental editor... I've been lucky that they are fans — of both the genere and of my voice.
Not exact matches
In my new role
as acquisitions
editor, I scrambled to find
good authors,
developmental editors, copy
editors, and reviewers who could help me produce excellent resources in a short time.
In addition to
good writing skills,
developmental editors require diplomatic skills, respect for authors
as they work to «get it right,» and the ability to visualize a framework to help authors shape their writing.
As the
developmental editor, I didn't think writing another 200 pages to resolve all the loose ends was the
best solution, so I suggested flashing forward to a short epilogue about the baby's first birthday.
As you noted, you'd need to hire your own developmental editor to be sure the book is as good as it can b
As you noted, you'd need to hire your own
developmental editor to be sure the book is
as good as it can b
as good as it can b
as it can be.
The most important thing to remember is that quoting for
developmental editing is very complicated, and it is therefore
best to have a firm idea of what you want me to do
as your
editor.
I've found that authors are often willing to pay
good money for a
developmental editor, someone who walks by their side and helps to shape the book, but when it comes to copyediting and proofreading, especially if and when an author has had a
developmental editor, suspicion arises
as to the value or merit of these more drilled - down types of edits.
A
developmental editor can help you work through your issues, make suggestions and be a sounding board for what's troubling you about your piece of work,
as well as offering excellent suggestions on how to improve it.
Details below:
Developmental Reads on a full manuscript: 15 % discount Line Edit Reads on a full manuscript: 10 % discount ** Any full read, I will throw in your query for no extra charge WHO I AM I'm a traditionally published author with Penguin Random House and HarperCollins,
as well as a freelance
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Feedback from beta readers and
developmental editors often helps with this step
as well,
as they might comment on confusing sections and the like.
As both a reviewer and a
developmental editor, I get frustrated when I read books that could have been
good to great with a little more work but have to say «Readers, it may not be worth the slog.»
We'll discuss editing careers, what «
developmental editing» actually means,
as well as give advice to starting authors or your
editors out there.
Some line
editors will overlap with the other stages
as well, providing
developmental feedback
as well as some copyediting suggestions.
As an author, the more you understand
developmental editing, the
better educated you will be when you decide to work with this type of
editor.
While I mostly work
as a copyeditor, the following short advice could just
as well apply to writers seeking
developmental editors too.
The issue of how to
best integrate backstory details emerges frequently in my own work
as a
developmental editor.
And I'm like, «
Well, let's pretend that you're my
editor and I've hired you
as my
developmental editor, and you just give me feedback.
The proofread is meant to catch mistakes or errors that might have been missed by the
developmental editor and copyeditor,
as well as address any typesetting issues.
I'm an
editor as well, but if any of my clients need
developmental editing (something I don't do), I'm sending them to you.
He is a skilled copy and
developmental editor; he works with independent authors
as well as those who aspire to publish traditionally.
Writer, coach, and
developmental editor, Nomi specializes in collaboration and ghostwriting,
as well as guiding authors through the process of writing their own books.
Developmental editors in nonfiction are subject matter experts
as well as publishing pros.
In addition to marking it up, a
good substantive or
developmental editor will make lots of queries (questions for the author) on the manuscript, where a copy
editor will mostly clean up the language
as - is, and a proofreader is usually purely focused on correcting any errors of usage or formatting.
After creating a rough outline that fleshes out my story with all the basic elements and characters (
as detailed in my blog on outlining), and satisfying myself that the arcs work, I look at each chapter
as a
developmental editor might, and ask myself how I can make it the
best in the book.
Would I like to have a
developmental editor and a story
editor as well?
I appreciate not only the whats you include, but also the hows of
developmental editing
as you describe them: «A
good editor will enter the author's universe.»
I hope you'll explain what
developmental editors do,
as well — how they often start with an author before a word is written, how they support, challenge, and sometimes suggest characters, stories ideas, structure; and how they also line - edit and even suggest new language for character development, dialogue, and other aspects of the literary style.
I am especially
good as a
developmental and rewrite
editor.
A few
developmental editors offer story development service
as well, but I'm not sure how that's priced.
The
developmental editor doesn't fix those issues for you (and if you're looking for someone who will, what you really want is a ghost writer — I do that
as well).
You say several times that it's
best for a
developmental editor to be involved in the process
as early
as possible.
Served
as the
Developmental Editor for three creative non-fiction manuscripts on behalf of [company name], analyzing texts for content, structure, and grammatical accuracy,
as well as discussing any potential changes with authors