Editing & FormattingHow to Work With a Freelance Book Editor: Brief, Rates and Red Flags
The wrong edit at the wrong price is the costliest hiring mistake. How to choose the edit, test editors on the same passage, and brief well.
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Editing & FormattingDevelopmental Editing vs Copyediting vs Proofreading: Which Does Your Book Actually Need?
Hiring an editor without knowing which kind you need is how authors pay twice for the wrong fix. The four stages, what each one catches, and the order that saves you money.
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Editing & FormattingHow to Find Beta Readers for Your Book (and Get Feedback You Can Actually Use)
Before publication, a handful of honest readers can find the problems your future reviewers would. How to recruit them, brief them, and use what they say.
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Editing & FormattingHow to Self-Edit Your Book Before Publishing: A Practical Checklist for First-Time Authors
A practical self-editing checklist for first-time authors: the rest period, developmental pass, line edit, proofread, consistency checks, beta readers, and when to hire an editor.
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Editing & FormattingManuscript Formatting for KDP: Trim Size, Margins and Bleed
Format your KDP paperback interior correctly: trim size, gutter margins by page count, bleed, fonts and a pre-upload checklist.
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