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When you’re working with a freelance editor, there are usually a range of things you need to give them: your project’s genre and word count, the age category or audience, blurb, sample chapters, your publication goals. But should your give your editor any content warnings…
There are three major types of fiction editing, done by both freelance editors and editors at established publishing houses. These are “big-picture” editing, commonly known as developmental editing, sentence-level editing, and proofreading. Outside of those branches, there are also other types of service that aren’t…
After spending lots of time planning and writing, you’ve finally finished a manuscript (woohoo!) – now you’ll need to work on self-editing your novel. This step is important even if you’re going to be sending your work to a freelance editor (it can save you…
This question comes up fairly frequently on social media and in writing groups: should you hire a freelance editor before submitting to agents or publishers? Is it necessary? In self-publishing, you tend to have to do everything yourself, including finding your own editor. But traditional…
Writing when you have a full-time job isn’t easy. I recently spotted a tweet expressing worry about how anyone can have time to write when they have to work full-time hours. I thought it’d be a good topic for a blog post, because it’s something…
If you aren’t overly familiar with Twitter, you might not be sure what Twitter pitching events for writers are. During these events, you can pitch your work to literary agents using a hashtag. It’s an alternative to querying literary agents. If you’re struggling to get…
Note that this post refers to working with freelance editors. If you’re signing with a publisher, you shouldn’t be paying your editor a penny! One question that always comes up on writing forums, especially around self-publishing, is “why is book editing so expensive?” When you…
If you’re working with a copyeditor in any capacity, whether via your publisher or someone you hired if you’re self-publishing, at some point you’ll hear the term “style sheet”. If you’re unfamiliar with the editorial process, you’ll probably be unsure what exactly that means and…
