Tagged: finding a good editor
Writers: Beware the False Editor
[Out of respect for the author involved, I will not be publishing his name.]
I recently read a self-published book that desperately needed editing. I’m talking about grammar mistakes galore, poor writing quality, a nonexistent plot, one dimensional characters…basically everything that give self-publishing a bad name. I emailed the author and politely suggested that he needed a good editor and his reply shocked me:
“I have already had a professional editor look over my work.” (Not a direct quote.)
His reply got me thinking and, by extension, researching. What I discovered was not all that shocking: many self-published novelists have been taken in by either malicious or clueless freelance editors. Now, there are some excellent freelance editors out there. But the big question is: How do you find editors who are competent? Continue reading