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Not to shamelessly self promote but I would edit it for that price! I love helping people with their books and offering affordable editing. 😊Check out my website if your interested. authormorganlee.com
Hi! I may be able to complete that project within your budget. I'd be happy to do a sample edit for you so we can make sure I'm a good fit for the project and to confirm a project fee that meets your budget. Check me out at clarify-editing.com or send me an email at augustin@clarify-editing.com. Hope to hear from you.
Hello!I am a pro editor with 28+ years of experience and hand to my heart, you are NOT yet ready to spend money on an editor.
I know working on this book is the hardest thing you've ever done, and you are to be congratulated once it is finished, but it won't be ready for an edit. However much work is in it, it is still a big hunk of raw chicken that needs more work before it's ready to set on the Sunday table for dinner.
Once it is finished, the next step is to get feedback, not an editor.
Getting feedback is scary. You're asking readers to look at your baby and let you know what they think. But it is vital. Feedback helps you make it into a better book!
BTW, your length puts it into the "Novella" category:
Classification Word count
Novel 40,000 words or over
Novella 17,500 to 39,999 words
Novelette 7,500 to 17,499 words
Short story under 7,500 words
Where to find feedback?
You can ask for beta readers right here on Goodreads.
AFTER it is finished!
Offer to do a swap, your work for another's work. You read theirs, tell them what you think, and they do the same for you. State the genre, word count and a 1-sentence "elevator pitch" to say what it's about.
Another excellent place for help is Absolute Write, the best writer's message board on the 'Net. It is FREE to join and like having 7K friends watching your back. No trolls, spam, or flame wars allowed, only writers and editors paying it forward.
Again, FREE.
Check them out, join, read the "sticky" notes on writing and publishing. Those were written by pros in publishing. They will help you find your best path to publication.
They have a Share Your Work forum where you may post excerpts for feedback after you've made 50 comments on the board. Writers are expected to participate in the community. Not to worry, it's pretty fun!
A fast way to rack those up is to offer feedback to others. You're a reader as well as a writer, they will want to know what you think.
Here's the weird bit: the more feedback you give to others, the better your own writing becomes.
Now I give feedback, and have a Facebook account for it and my editing service, but again--you are NOT YET ready to hire an editor. So I'm not posting any link to it.
I want your money just as much as the next person, but not until and unless you've gotten through at least one round of feedback and revisions.
Otherwise you will be wasting your money. If you hire an editor now, and she's any good, you will have to rewrite the work, then hire another editor all over again!
I encourage you to hit the library for books on self-editing. It's more than just proofing and fixing punctuation. It's a complicated process to help make a good book better. I can promise you that no editor worth her salt is going to want to work on a first draft.
So be careful out there!
Go here:
https://absolutewrite.com/forums/foru...
The place too, even if you don't write SF, it has practical stuff you need to know:
https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/...
https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2007/0...
Good luck!
P.N. Elrod
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._N._E...
P.N. wrote: "Hello!I am a pro editor with 28+ years of experience and hand to my heart, you are NOT yet ready to spend money on an editor.
I know working on this book is the hardest thing you've ever done, a..."
Hi P.N.,
Thank you so much. This really means a lot. I would love to get a beta reader actually. I will be doing what you suggested, after I finish the story. Thank you!
Also, I'm just curious if copy editors offer a cheaper price for their services, so I can prepare my wallet. (lol)
You need to get off the net, hit the library's 808 section that has all the books on how to write books and read the ones that explain the different kinds of editing available.Unless you know this stuff, some people will be only too happy to take advantage of you.
A scammer's best friend is an impatient writer.
That's why I put in the SFWA links. Read those, check out WRITER BEWARE and make yourself an expert.
Writing and selling a book is a business. You need to learn the basics of that business, which ain't rocket science. Once you know the basics it should make you scam proof.
The members here are wonderful people, but sometimes bad apples get through. Recently there's been a questionable "contest" from the Philippines trolling through here, up to no good.
The #1 rule for a writer is if a publisher wants your money, they ain't your friend.
As for editors, there are books out there that will help you learn how to find a good one.
Read what is on this site. Learn. https://www.the-efa.org/
As for prices, you generally get what you pay for. I am dirt cheap compared to the prices on the EFA site, but cannot compete with newbies here on Goodreads who will work for nothing just to have something to put on their resume. But again, you get what you pay for, I always turn down jobs when I see that the writer is not ready. Others might not.
READ those books, learn the business side, otherwise you end up wasting time and cash by not knowing what to look out for.
Now go join Absolute Write and check it out.
S.J. wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm writing a book that is almost finished, but it's not really finished yet. Maybe in a month. It's going to have around 23,000 to/or 25,000 words. Really short. I was wondering if ..."
My business has only just launched, but I would be more than happy to edit for a donation fee (of your choosing). If you want to contact me to get a detailed overview of the edit I can do and what you need please feel free to! I'd be more than happy to help :)
I'm writing a book that is almost finished, but it's not really finished yet. Maybe in a month. It's going to have around 23,000 to/or 25,000 words. Really short. I was wondering if there is anyone out there who charges at a cheaper price for a copy editor? I don't really have a lot of money because I'm still a student lol. But umm, I'm so embarrassed, BUT if you know anyone who can charge around $100-200, please let me know?
I know it's going to be hard to find one, but you know, just pushing my luck... Adios.