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How to Enjoy Being Edited: A Practical Guide for Nonfiction Authors
You’ve poured your heart, time, expertise, and sweat into writing your nonfiction book. The last thing you want to do is hand it over to someone who’ll rip your voice away while ripping a hole in your wallet.
The good news? You don’t have to.
How to Enjoy Being Edited is your ticket out of angst and overwhelm and into a different editorial relationship—one where your editor is your ally, and being edited is energizing guidance toward a commercially viable book you’ll be proud to publish.
In this concise, comprehensive guide, veteran nonfiction editor Hannah de Keijzer walks you through everything you need to know to take full advantage of working with the pros, Essential questions to ask prospective editors so you find a trustworthy partner you enjoy working withRed flags to avoid so you don’t regret denting your bank account in exchange for a manuscript that no longer sounds like youKey details about the different types of editors so you know exactly who to turn to at every stage of your book’s developmentFlow charts for quick visual understanding of the editorial processWon't-see-these-elsewhere prompts and conversation starters to help you get the maximum value out of your editorial experience—for this book, and every future book you write
“As a guide for a novice writer it’s honestly brilliant. It’s an easy read but hugely informative, like a hot chocolate on the couch with a wise friend. I have already had a great conversation with an editor and felt confident and competent to do that, entirely through reading this book.”
—Kathy Soulsby, author of Virtually Painless and How to Work with A Virtual Assistant
Getting your manuscript professionally edited is always going to be a vulnerable process. But approaching it as a partnership will give you the most bang for your buck—and be the powerful boost you need to get a stellar book across the finish line.
Ready to find out how to do it? Open How to Enjoy Being Edited and get started.
Includes an editorial memo for Susan Cain’s bestselling book Quiet, containing industry insights that’ll give you a leg up on your own revisions.
The good news? You don’t have to.
How to Enjoy Being Edited is your ticket out of angst and overwhelm and into a different editorial relationship—one where your editor is your ally, and being edited is energizing guidance toward a commercially viable book you’ll be proud to publish.
In this concise, comprehensive guide, veteran nonfiction editor Hannah de Keijzer walks you through everything you need to know to take full advantage of working with the pros, Essential questions to ask prospective editors so you find a trustworthy partner you enjoy working withRed flags to avoid so you don’t regret denting your bank account in exchange for a manuscript that no longer sounds like youKey details about the different types of editors so you know exactly who to turn to at every stage of your book’s developmentFlow charts for quick visual understanding of the editorial processWon't-see-these-elsewhere prompts and conversation starters to help you get the maximum value out of your editorial experience—for this book, and every future book you write
“As a guide for a novice writer it’s honestly brilliant. It’s an easy read but hugely informative, like a hot chocolate on the couch with a wise friend. I have already had a great conversation with an editor and felt confident and competent to do that, entirely through reading this book.”
—Kathy Soulsby, author of Virtually Painless and How to Work with A Virtual Assistant
Getting your manuscript professionally edited is always going to be a vulnerable process. But approaching it as a partnership will give you the most bang for your buck—and be the powerful boost you need to get a stellar book across the finish line.
Ready to find out how to do it? Open How to Enjoy Being Edited and get started.
Includes an editorial memo for Susan Cain’s bestselling book Quiet, containing industry insights that’ll give you a leg up on your own revisions.
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106 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 29, 2023
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May 5, 2025
I wish I could give this book more stars. As a publisher and an author I can tell you, this is a tremendously valuable resource for authors. I’ve never seen all this information, in one place, before. If you are thinking about writing a book or have already started - this book should be on your resource list!
March 27, 2024
Read this gem of a book for my editors’ book club and found it to be an enjoyable and extremely helpful, compassionate guide for authors as well as editors. The author’s narrative voice made this read so user-friendly and accessible that it felt like the author was speaking directly to us readers, guiding us through the entire editing process and beyond. Highly recommend!
November 7, 2023
Small but mighty! This book is such a useful resource for authors (especially indies). The advice is sound, and the writing is engaging!
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