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by Michael Neff

Very Important Questions to Ask Yourself

So you're searching high and low for a decent and experienced freelancer to read your novel ms and provide it with the healing touch it needs. You most likely will require thorough developmental editing, not to mention narrative or sample line edits at a minimum. Okay. So where to go? There are Google pages full of poor editorial services out there and just about anyone can claim to be a novel editor. Therefore, how to winnow forth the quality expertise you must have?

 

Below are a few questions to ask yourself before engaging any editorial service: 

  • Do you get to review the credentials of the precise person who will be working on your ms?
  • Do the credentials include any real-time experience working in tandem with New York publishing or mid-sized publishers or quality independent presses at least?
  • Is there a demonstrable track record of commercial or literary publication of any kind associated with past clients of this particular person or service?
  • Is the proposed editor of your ms an actual writer of fiction, narrative nonfiction, or novels with a track record of any kind? (self-publishing not included)
  • Do the accolades or testimonials about the business or editor appear to include a lot of buzz phrasing rather than pointers to actual contracts?

Be careful out there!


 

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