Want to write the best possible book? You need an editor.
Editors are critical for making your writing “tight” and immersive.
But before you hire one, you must know the answers to these questions:
- When should I hire an editor?
- Why am I hiring them?
- How do I find the right editor?
I can’t answer these questions. So I found three professional editors who could. Here’s what they said:
When to Hire an Editor
“For novelists, an editor should be hired when the author believes the manuscript is as good as it can possibly be,” says J. Thorn, founder of the Author Copilot. “Editors should not be a substitute for the planning, writing and hard work that goes into writing. Handing the cleanest manuscript possible to an editor will keep her focused on the big ideas rather than having to make corrections on mistakes that could have and should have already been fixed.”
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