Why Hire Editors?

A publisher's view of editors from Brian Jud's September 21 edition of the Book Marketing Matters newsletter:

Over the next seven issues of Book Marketing Matters I will describe one of seven signposts on the road to good publishing. Here is the first.

Signpost #1: Editorial Content. You know what you want to write. But no book should be published before it has received good editorial input and direction. A seasoned editor brings objectivity and can lend clarity, coherence, and structure to what you have to say. If your book isn’t accessible, it won’t get good reviews and come to the attention of your audience.

Eric Kampmann, President, Midpoint Trade Books

Alrighty! The Big Dogs on the Twitter chat about using the Internet, specifically blogs, for marketing urge me to be more, um, assertive? So, I'm just sayin' see the Writing Services page for information about hiring me to edit your material. Oh, and a juicy bone to dear Amy Africa @amyafrica : CONTACT ME.

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