Do You Need to Hire Professional Editors for Your Book?

Publish & Prosper

In this episode Matt & Lauren take a look at the different types of editing your manuscript might need, debate which ones they think are most valuable, and share a few of their tips for making sure your book editing is done right.
Dive Deeper

💡 Find Freelance Editors and Hybrid Publishers on Lulu’s Hire A Pro Page
💡 Browse Fiverr for Freelance Editors
💡 Check out the Editorial Freelancers Association and their 2024 Editorial Rates Chart

💡 Read These Blog Posts on Editing

• Don’t Sweat It, Edit!
• 7 Things to Do Before You Hire an Editor
• How to Edit Your Book Online With Track Changes

💡 Read These Editorial Software Reviews

• Hemingway Editor
• AutoCrit
• ProWritingAid

💡 Watch These Videos

• Webinar | Editing at Every Level
• Playlist | Book Editing

Sound Bites From This Episode

🎙️ [10:14] “I think a hybrid publishing company kind of gives you the best of both worlds between full on self publishing and then, you know, a bit of traditional publishing to a degree. Because for a lot of people these days, you often have more money than time or ability.”

🎙️ [30:42] “Which is another great argument in favor of doing some self-editing before you contract out… If you want to try to keep those costs down as much as possible, the more editing that you do on your own ahead of time, the less professional editing the less professional editing - in theory, hopefully - the less professional editing you'll need to pay for.”

🎙️ [35:34] “A good cover is what's going to sell your book. A good story, a well-written book is what's going to bring them back to buy more from you.”

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