![]() You might well also want to work with a workshop group or beta readers before approaching an editor, even once you have a good working draft. Instead, aim to fully revise that draft to make it as good as you reasonably can before sending it for an edit. I wouldn’t recommend handing your very first draft to an editor: you’ll likely end up spending more money than you need to. Before You Get as Far as an Editor and Cover Designer (The exception here is if you’re already successfully self-published and have a track record.) You’ll need to pay them a flat fee up front. One quick thing to say here: even if your goal is to sell tens of thousands of copies, you’re very unlikely to get a cover designer or editor to agree to work for a percentage of your profits. If, however, you want this novel to be the start of a career in writing – if you want to make a living doing this – then you will likely need to pay for both editing and cover design. If you’d be happy to simply print a dozen copies of your novel to give to friends and family, then paying for editing or cover design is probably overkill. (Again, you might want to aim for traditional publication here.)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |