Re: Book publishing advice needed

Posted by Frank Wimberly-2 on Jul 04, 2020; 9:09pm
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I hired an Amazon editor.  She said, I say boastfully, "There were virtually no spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors so let's talk about structural issues..."

On Sat, Jul 4, 2020, 3:05 PM Jacqueline Kazil <[hidden email]> wrote:

I wrote a book with a major publisher and got 15% (if memory serves me right). 

If I did it again, I would self publish and pay for a freelance editor. 

The value really depends on your intended audience. My guess is your book niche and you will be able to navigate distribution better than a publisher. 

I would double down on the investment in a freelance editor to help you polish and pull it together. (My guess is that while you might write well, you are not a professional editor.) 

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