And don't
work with an editor who doesn't put everything in writing up front: schedule, fees, and a detailed description of the services he or she will provide.
You can determine if a DE has these traits based on discussions, the editor's feedback and review of your manuscript, and working directly
with the editor in a developmental editing process.
They've had to
deal with editors who disagreed with their approaches and wanted them to change their books to fit the template of what the publisher wanted to sell.
Just that you mentioned obviously, editors, which I
agree with the editor especially for fiction, I think, is so important for learning how to write.
They are accepting proposals for new work to be developed in collaboration
with their editors on the the theme of resentment.
Many published writers get better because they are working
closely with an editor who guides and shapes the story.
I think the reason so many authors have bad
experiences with editors is that the editors they think they can afford are not pros.
Line editing includes follow - up
time with your editor, as well, because questions are part of the process.
So here's the plan: I'll get in
touch with my editors next week and see if we can speak directly to a Christian bookstore representative about this.
Authors wishing to post presentations of data more complex than flat text files or tables that can be converted to PDF format need to
consult with their editor.
This event allows participants the ideal opportunity to
interact with editors, agents, professional writers and readers, offering outstanding workshops and continuing classes in a wide array of creative categories.
I basically sold my first novel sitting in a bar, talking
with an editor friend while waiting for a meeting with a person who would be my agent for the next seventeen years.
When I pay that price for a traditionally published book, it's because I know the book has gone through several round of
editing with an editor.
I am not sure our you younger readers will get some of the jokes, so luckily, it
comes with an editor.
The final responsibility for decisions of acceptance or rejection of a submitted manuscript
lies with the editor.
Then I have to wait for the book to get published and maybe there's more waiting time to get
matched with an editor.