Types of Editing

Developmental Editing (Content/Substantive Edit)  A developmental edit looks at the “big picture” of your manuscript. It focuses on the overall structure and organization as well as the development of the topic for non-fiction and the development of characters...

Types of Editors

You just wrote “The End” on the last page of your manuscript. It’s ready to publish now, right? Unfortunately, no. First, you should plan to do a lot of self-editing and revision. Second, you need to hire an editor. Now I know you will encounter people who insist you...

Choosing an Editor

Unfortunately, anyone can hang out a shingle and call themselves an editor. While editing is a specialized field, specific criteria does not exist for someone to qualify as an editor. The best way to choose an editor is to: Vet the editor Look at their qualifications,...

What Type of Editor

How do you know what type of editor you need? Since hiring an editor can be a significant investment, you want to make sure you hire the right kind of editor. At the very least, you should hire a copy editor. They are the ones that will find all of the typos and...