That’s impressive, Frank.
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Nicholas Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology
Clark University
https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
From: Friam <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Frank Wimberly
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 3:09 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Book publishing advice needed
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..."
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Frank C. Wimberly
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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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