Why You Need a Copy Editor - video

You may think that you don't need an editor because the publisher will take care of it. But that's a big mistake. Even if you're just submitting to a publisher or agent, you're still competing against thousands of other books. Having a polished, well-edited book can be the difference between getting a book deal or not. Author and manuscript editor C.S. Lakin explains why you need an editor for your book. It's especially important for self-published authors since their work is going straight to the readers. Books benefit from critique edits which help improve all of the major components of novel, from plot to pacing to character development. Wait until you have a critique edit done before copy editing, which fixes grammatical errors.
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    how much did you have to pay to get that done. What if you have a limited income? These people charge lots of money to edit.  I wish I had all that money to have a professional job done.

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    No matter how good my writing or the number of educated people I have proofread my manuscript, there is a level of literary writing that can only be provided by a copy editor. This type of review always increases the readability and presentation of my book.
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    Such great advice, thank you! You can go over the manuscript yourself, but you're bound to miss one little error. Like you said, once it's out there with your name on it, that's it. So of course you'd want it to be as good as possible. Great advice.
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    Sound advice. The process of completing a novel is more complex these days and it's good to understand the editing process in detail.
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    Great advice! I decided to go ahead and have both my books edited because I may be a poet but one thing I am not is a editor. Therefore, I need all the correcting done for me.

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