My first book was edited by a professional writer who lives in CA. The way he edited was one poem at a time. We had already agreed that there would be a whole bunch of poems for the book, but I sent him one every day. He was retired, so for him to edit my book was pretty much all he had to do. I know this wouldn't be your case, as it wouldn't be mine. He charged me nothing.
Richard, my editor, respected 100% my content. Yes, he would make suggestions, but always giving me the option to take it or leave it (I would always take it) Obviously grammar and punctuation was fixed (if needed) So, it was mostly polishing. if he found that a piece just needed too much, he would kindly suggest to leave out of the book. And we did. If there is one thing I cannot do, is re-write poetry. It either works or it doesn't.
So...if I send you 3 samples, how would I pay you for your work? Do you send an invoice? I have Paypal!
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The First Book.
Date: 2010-04-02 05:22 pm (UTC)My first book was edited by a professional writer who lives in CA. The way he edited was one poem at a time. We had already agreed that there would be a whole bunch of poems for the book, but I sent him one every day. He was retired, so for him to edit my book was pretty much all he had to do. I know this wouldn't be your case, as it wouldn't be mine. He charged me nothing.
Richard, my editor, respected 100% my content. Yes, he would make suggestions, but always giving me the option to take it or leave it (I would always take it) Obviously grammar and punctuation was fixed (if needed) So, it was mostly polishing. if he found that a piece just needed too much, he would kindly suggest to leave out of the book. And we did. If there is one thing I cannot do, is re-write poetry. It either works or it doesn't.
So...if I send you 3 samples, how would I pay you for your work? Do you send an invoice? I have Paypal!
Thanks a million. Truly.