The Right Editing for Your Manuscript
You’ve written a draft. Now hire the right kind of editor.
Just as there are specialists in medicine, the world of publishing includes specific editors and editing.
You might think of editing as one small step in the writing process (prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading, and then publishing). Many people think of editing as reading a piece of writing over and checking for errant commas and apostrophes, running it through grammar or spell check, and then sending it off.
But editing is so much more than that, and far more important for the success of your writing. At its best, editing is a collaboration between editor and writer to make a manuscript better, to get that manuscript ready for readers and the marketplace.
If you have aspirations to traditionally publish your book, you’ll want to consider hiring an editor. Competition is fierce, and only the very best works get published. You’ll want to put your best writing before an agent or editor, which generally means having your work professionally edited.
Once you have taken your manuscript as far as you can go by yourself, usually through several drafts, you’re ready for an editor.
