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...