Why is Book Editing Necessary and Often Expensive?
I’ve just been reading about self-published authors’ points of view on the necessity or editing their book, and was surprised to find out experienced authors do value professional book editing services – once they’ve experienced it. But how do we achieve affordable book editing rates? Obviously I have been in both the writer and the editor’s seat, so I know how much time it takes to edit to a good result and how at times you need to “switch brains”. With the luxury of time, it could be ten times that I’ve gone over my own books… checking, line editing and re-structuring. But why is all this ‘fluffing’ necessary? Well, think of the last time you selected a non-fiction book and handed over $25 or so. You were eager to read up on this subject, so you can overlook a…
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