Colleen, the rewriting and editing needed to get a book ready to publish is extensive. I just went through all that for my first published book, Electromagnetic Assault https://brucelanday.com/books-and-writing/ going on sale April 7th. I had beta readers and then when I incorporated their feedback I hired a developmental editor who did two rounds with me, the first addressing big picture issues, and the second line level issues. Then I worked with a copy editor for two rounds, spelling, punctuation, word choice, even word usage depending on the sentence. I learned a lot in the process. Both my editors made my book better and made me better as a writer.
Congrats on signing with your editor! One step at a time... 🙂
Absolutely! I don't think anything in the publishing world works in any other way.
Colleen, the rewriting and editing needed to get a book ready to publish is extensive. I just went through all that for my first published book, Electromagnetic Assault https://brucelanday.com/books-and-writing/ going on sale April 7th. I had beta readers and then when I incorporated their feedback I hired a developmental editor who did two rounds with me, the first addressing big picture issues, and the second line level issues. Then I worked with a copy editor for two rounds, spelling, punctuation, word choice, even word usage depending on the sentence. I learned a lot in the process. Both my editors made my book better and made me better as a writer.
Good luck with your new book.
Sounds like you have just come out of the editing process that I am about to enter. Congrats! That is a huge achievement. Wish me luck!
Find a great editor and almost always LISTEN TO THEIR ADVICE! Good luck on your book.