With Corona and everything, things have gone slow lately. But I’m now glad to be able to announce that I have found an editor to help with book one. Her name is Beth and she will help me with copy editing and proofreading. She has a lot of experience and I think we will work well together.
A talented editor doesn’t guaranty a successful book. There is just so much they can do if the concept and draft they are given are rubbish. So the question is how good my drafts and story are, to begin with. As you might guess this is both a scary and exhilarating process.
I still have two days to work the manuscript before handing it over for copy editing. So there will be some late evenings to get everything ready.
I will get the manuscript back in a few weeks and will then have some time to work though the feedback and suggestions before the proofreading stage.
Because there are so many that are writing books these days I have not even tried contacting a publisher. I don’t have any delusions about how hard it is to write a good book and get a chance with a publisher. Especially for a new writer like my self, this would be a tall order. So self-publishing is the route I have chosen. I, therefore, pay the editor out of my own pocket. But having seen how much improvement the story got just from my beta-readers feedback and my own revisions. I’m sure that it will be money well spent to get a professional working on it as well.
I will post again when I get the manuscript in return.
TB
