Raven Riley shares the ultimate guide in finding, selecting, and hiring the right editor for your story in today’s blog!
On Writing : How To Hire The Right Book Editor by Maurice Vaughan
How To Hire The Right Book Editor
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Thank you for sharing this, Maurice Vaughan
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You're welcome, Raven Riley. Authors should definitely check out your blog!
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A few years ago, I was a member of a Houston area writers group. Attendees came and went according to their interest. Really busy people make poor members in a writing group. This big shot executive showed up (dot the O) and wanted to read his novel. He had deluded himself into thinking he was going to have a best seller. The novel was awful. He said he he had hired an editor. I talked with him at the coffee break and asked him what it cost him. He said he paid the editor $10,000. Before I could control my comments, I said he'd been taken to the cleaners. The guy flew into a rage and left. Never say him again. I wondered if maybe I should be an editor. I'd have only screwed him out of $5000.
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Thanks for the share, Maurice! A good editor will not just proofread and fix your errors, they'll also help you with fixing anything unclear in your story, and sometimes their suggestions are so good that they'll end up in your book!
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You're welcome, John Roane. That's great. An editor is like a proofreader and book consultant in one.