> Hiring a professional editor and copy-editor is probably going to run you four-figures for a feature length book. Considering most books don't sell well, the

> Hiring a professional editor and copy-editor is probably going to run you four-figures for a feature length book. Considering most books don't sell well, the first time writer takes a significant risk eating those costs. If you're an author, your first book is like a startup. You have to either beg your friends and family to do copy-editing for you, do a lot of it yourself, or somehow raise funds to get a pro copy-editor.