Comments on: Hired an Editor http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/ Author, Designer, Problogger Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:42:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: deborah.woehr http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13966 deborah.woehr Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:19:40 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13966 Karen: Editing novels is a tedious job. I've edited about five for different people. I hope this one works out. If not, I have another one. Fred: I agree. Before that coup attempt on Absolute Write, it had been five years since I had visited a forum. The last one didn't like self-publishers and didn't mind thrashing them. Blogs have proved to be a more friendly medium. Karen: Editing novels is a tedious job. I’ve edited about five for different people. I hope this one works out. If not, I have another one.

Fred: I agree. Before that coup attempt on Absolute Write, it had been five years since I had visited a forum. The last one didn’t like self-publishers and didn’t mind thrashing them. Blogs have proved to be a more friendly medium.

]]> By: fred charles http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13962 fred charles Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:42:08 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13962 I stopped going to the forums too. I was actually going to the Absolute Write chat room for awhile but most of the writers there pissed me off with their narrow views. Writers are oddly unimaginative when it comes to the business side of things. I stopped going to the forums too. I was actually going to the Absolute Write chat room for awhile but most of the writers there pissed me off with their narrow views. Writers are oddly unimaginative when it comes to the business side of things.

]]> By: Karen Lee Field http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13958 Karen Lee Field Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:57:36 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13958 I own a writers forum and get some great feedback when I ask for it. Although my work is improved by the feedback, I don't consider this to be an alternative to getting an editor. Critiques are for early drafts; editors are for the final one. Unfortunately, I couldn't afford $4000 either, but if you can find a good editor who charges a lot less then that person is worth the money, in my opinion. Editing isn't my cup of tea. I honestly think an editor's job would be quite tedious. If you find a really good one...treasure her/him. I hope you've found a really good one, Deborah. I own a writers forum and get some great feedback when I ask for it. Although my work is improved by the feedback, I don’t consider this to be an alternative to getting an editor. Critiques are for early drafts; editors are for the final one. Unfortunately, I couldn’t afford $4000 either, but if you can find a good editor who charges a lot less then that person is worth the money, in my opinion. Editing isn’t my cup of tea. I honestly think an editor’s job would be quite tedious. If you find a really good one…treasure her/him. I hope you’ve found a really good one, Deborah.

]]> By: deborah.woehr http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13949 deborah.woehr Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:40:34 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13949 That's one of the reasons why I stopped hanging out at forums. On the positive side, you can get some excellent information/help from experienced writers. Most of the time, you're dealing with people who think they know all the answers but don't. You were smart to hire an editor because you're right: you won't ever catch all of your mistakes. That’s one of the reasons why I stopped hanging out at forums. On the positive side, you can get some excellent information/help from experienced writers. Most of the time, you’re dealing with people who think they know all the answers but don’t. You were smart to hire an editor because you’re right: you won’t ever catch all of your mistakes.

]]> By: fred charles http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13947 fred charles Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:27:10 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13947 I caught some crap from some writers at Absolute Write for hiring an editor for my novel. I don't know, it just seemed to make sense to me since I tend to miss my mistakes. I've read my novel so many times that my eyes just skip over things, lol. I actually met my editor from blogging. She had been a regular for a while and edited a short story of mine for free as a test to see if I liked her work. I caught some crap from some writers at Absolute Write for hiring an editor for my novel. I don’t know, it just seemed to make sense to me since I tend to miss my mistakes. I’ve read my novel so many times that my eyes just skip over things, lol.

I actually met my editor from blogging. She had been a regular for a while and edited a short story of mine for free as a test to see if I liked her work.

]]> By: deborah.woehr http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13942 deborah.woehr Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:27:02 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13942 Thanks, John. :) I've edited several books by various authors and have come to realize that I wouldn't want to make editing a career. I'm hopeful that the editor I did hire will do a good job. I'm getting a good education about self-publishing. Thanks, John. :) I’ve edited several books by various authors and have come to realize that I wouldn’t want to make editing a career. I’m hopeful that the editor I did hire will do a good job.

I’m getting a good education about self-publishing.

]]> By: John (Syntagma) http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13941 John (Syntagma) Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:35:12 +0000 http://www.deborahwoehr.com/blog/2007/10/16/hired-an-editor/#comment-13941 Yep, these professionals don't come cheap. Actually, it's a long hard slog editing a standard-sized book. On a reasonable hourly rate, it soon mounts up. In the end, it's worth it, though, to get a good pro, even though the fee may be more than the first year's income from the book. A rule of thumb I use is that the editor is regularly used by good quality trade publishers -- they won't use editors they don't know, as anyone trying to break into the trade editing market knows. ;-) Good luck with the book. Yep, these professionals don’t come cheap. Actually, it’s a long hard slog editing a standard-sized book. On a reasonable hourly rate, it soon mounts up.

In the end, it’s worth it, though, to get a good pro, even though the fee may be more than the first year’s income from the book. A rule of thumb I use is that the editor is regularly used by good quality trade publishers — they won’t use editors they don’t know, as anyone trying to break into the trade editing market knows. ;-)

Good luck with the book.

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