Article: When You Shouldn’t Hire and Pay For a Professional Editor

[Alex]

This is so true. I've been there. Have you?

"Thing is, many writers, especially newbies, feel uncertain about their own skills and want the reassurance of a 'real' editor."

(https://www.janefriedman.com/dont-hir...)

[Graeme]

I'm a big believer in mastering the craft of writing.

Good, smart editing is part of the craft.

My advice: don't be shy about putting in the hard yards to understand the language you are using to convey your story.

[Graeme]

The other thing is bang for buck.

It's far easier for me to learn to edit my own work well enough to pass muster with most readers.

I have no capacity at this point to build a 100k subscriber list that I can advertise to.

I could spend $1500 on an editor or I could spend $1500 on advertising.

$1500 would find me from 500 to a 1000 new readers.

I know which one is more valuable to me.