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It's also important to note that editing is not just making sure your copy is grammatically correct -- that's called copyediting, and you can pay for that by th
by thirdstation 16y ago
It's also important to note that editing is not just making sure your copy is grammatically correct -- that's called copyediting, and you can pay for that by the page. It's pretty easy to find a copyeditor.
A good editor is someone who knows good writing and will tell you if you're producing crap. They should also be able to tell you if you're writing to the current zeitgeist.
There's value to having good editorial support but, IMHO, it's not worth signing over all your rights and earning potential.
You can outsource all phases of editorial and production, the big houses already do.
- CWuestefeld 16y ago+1 to this. I realized this the first time with reading the "uncut" version of Steven King's The Stand. The original published version was one of my favorites, so I figured that the extra-long version of the writer's original vision must be even better. Wrong. There were very good reasons why the book was edited the way it was. The moral is that even the best-selling, most celebrated of today's authors need the help of an editor to help shape things properly. Don't think you're any better.
- sireat 16y agoWhile I am not a big fan of Mr. King's fiction, his non-fiction book On Writing is excellent: http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Stephen-King/dp/0743455967 http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Stephen-King/dp/0743455967 He goes into process of writing a book with razor sharp detail.