Some authors resist hiring a book editor for their manuscripts. \u201cToo expensive,\u201d they say. Or \u201cJust don\u2019t want to take the time to have it edited\u2014want to get my book out there NOW!\u201d<\/p>\n
I advise authors to start saving up the money for a good editor as soon as you decide to write that book for publication. And don\u2019t be in such a hurry that you short-change your chances of a publishing contract or that you bring out a book that isn\u2019t ready.<\/p>\n
What are some of the signs that you need a book editor? Here are a few:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tYou\u2019re not sure where or how to use apostrophes.
\n\u2022\tYou\u2019re unclear about just where commas go.
\n\u2022\tYou get mixed up about using their, they\u2019re, there.
\n\u2022\tYou struggle over what to capitalize and what not to.
\n\u2022\tYou find that your manuscript has inconsistencies throughout.
\n\u2022\tYou repeat words rather than try to use creative means to eliminate repeats.
\n\u2022\tYou write weak\u2014passive sentences.
\n\u2022\tSome of your sentences are kind of muddy.
\n\u2022\tYou don\u2019t know that it is now one space between sentences.
\n\u2022\tYou\u2019re confused as to where paragraph breaks should be.
\n\u2022\tThe story drags\u2014doesn\u2019t flow nicely.
\n\u2022\tYou\u2019re having trouble organizing your nonfiction books.
\n\u2022\tYou\u2019re too wordy.
\n\u2022\tYou have too many staccato sentences.
\n\u2022\tYou find many small problems such as omission of closed quotes.
\n\u2022\tYou\u2019re not sure how to handle dialog.
\n\u2022\tEnglish is your second language.
\n\u2022\tYou don\u2019t know when to capitalize Mom, Daddy, Grandpa, etc.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re not sure whether an editor can make a difference in your manuscript, get an editorial evaluation. Many editors will take a look, tell you where the problems are in your manuscript and give you a sample edit and an estimate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some authors resist hiring a book editor for their manuscripts. \u201cToo expensive,\u201d they say. Or \u201cJust don\u2019t want to take the time to have it edited\u2014want to get my book out there NOW!\u201d I advise authors to start saving up the money for a good editor as soon as you decide to write that book […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t