Rating Editing Rates
If you look at the websites of most editing service providers (including my own), you'll see that they either list a wide range of fee...
The Everywhereist Says It Better Than I Could (Which Is a Little Frustrating, Honestly)
I once told an author that he needed to include "more concrete and fewer roses" when writing a scene about his past. When we talked about...
How Editing Is Like Dyeing Your Beard - a (mostly) pictorial essay
When you finish your manuscript, because you've been working so closely on it for so long, you've probably become kind of blind to the...
Why Should You Hire an Editor? One Word: Potential
Because I’m an editor, you might expect me to be pretty biased when it comes to whether or not people should go through editing. And,...
Editors—Helping You Answer Questions You Didn’t Ask
Before I start any editing project, I like to find out from the author who the target audience is. It seems like a very simple set of...
Should You and Your Editor Share the Same Genre World? (Maybe)
Last month, we talked about two aspects of editing. There was the article in the middle of the month asking about whether you want...