All writers need the services of an editor. No matter how good they are, or believe themselves to be, they are guaranteed to make mistakes. This is much more likely to happen when the creative juices are really flowing and their hands can’t keep up with their brains. Yes, autocorrect can come to the rescue of quick typists who frequently misspell common words while Grammarly catches the sentence fragments and incongruous tenses, but neither of these can take the place of a trained editor. Yes, you need the services of an editor. And while you may know this already, it is safe to question whether or not you know what type of editing service you need. Thankfully, writing editors can offer up to 4 levels of editing service, each of which cater to a very specific type of writing level, or stage of the draft. It is important to know that while most writers of books may require all 4 levels of service, smaller-scale writing may not necessarily require more than 2 or 3 of these services. Ser
Before I answer this question I’ll present a few statistics for your consideration. Currently in the US, there are approx. 50,000 published authors working full-time, with only 20% of these earning enough from their books to pay their bills. In Canada, the percentage is much more frightening with published authors, on average, making less than $10,000 per year - and this is down from $17,000 just two decades ago. I have no data for Canadian writers sustaining themselves with their writing income exclusively, but I have to believe the number is extremely low. Assuming you’re okay with this, I’ll move on. Traditional publishing is, arguably, the preferred route. After all, you get paid for your work and your company takes care of all the marketing. But if you are a new writer you will have to put in extra work because you don’t know the world of publishing and you’ve yet to establish a reputation for yourself in it. Some of this work includes choosing a marketable genre, having your man