When you’re working with an independent 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 before you hand over your full manuscript? What is a
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The types of fiction editing: Which one is for you?
When exploring your editing options, it can be difficult to know where to start, as there are so many types of fiction editing available to you. There are three major types of fiction editing: the “big-picture” editing, commonly known as developmental editing, sentence-level editing, and proofreading. Outside of those branches, there are also other types
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Why is book editing so expensive?
One question that always comes up on writing forums is “why is book editing so expensive?” When you aren’t an editor, and aren’t familiar with what it involves, it can be hard to understand why it costs so much. Writers might look for someone to edit their books for £100 or $100 – or less
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