tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post6016208232123709881..comments2023-10-25T06:34:59.182-04:00Comments on Angels and Demons and Portals. Oh My!: Professional editing: Is it worth it?J.A. Soudershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-77393293820489112972010-02-12T11:34:18.916-05:002010-02-12T11:34:18.916-05:00Hmm, auto crit wizard? I'll have to check int...Hmm, auto crit wizard? I'll have to check into it. That's a great idea. Thanks for the comment, Janine. And thanks for reading. : )J.A. Soudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-43956430270603344572010-02-12T11:30:59.743-05:002010-02-12T11:30:59.743-05:00I use a professional editor occasionally, but only...I use a professional editor occasionally, but only when I've done all I can to make sure my manuscript is as perfect as I can make it. I don't want the editor picking up things I SHOULD have seen.<br /><br />One of my strategies is to use the AutoCrit Editing Wizard. It's awesome at identifying problems I need to work on.<br /><br />The AutoCrit Wizard saves me a ton of time and helps me make sure my manuscript is really clean before I spend $$ getting someone to look at it.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272527704400070501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-16903864850675268592010-02-11T17:29:39.603-05:002010-02-11T17:29:39.603-05:00I've never used a pro, so I honestly don't...I've never used a pro, so I honestly don't know what the experience is like. I can tell you that the group-think I've experienced with my intrepid band of crit partners has been invaluable to me in helping to shape my stories and pick up the typos I leave lying around.<br /><br />I may have an opinion on this if I ever get an agent and work with an editor. I'll come back when I do ;)<br /><br />- LizLiz Czukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656897969180818333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-42148305255512100322010-02-11T15:08:56.816-05:002010-02-11T15:08:56.816-05:00I think everything you said is a good point. I hir...I think everything you said is a good point. I hired one, but oddly enough, I would not normally have done, mostly the cost, and fear that the editor would just mess up the story rather than improve it. <br /><br />Ordinarily, I think a beta reader can be just as effective. But you know my luck with bad ones (10 who only ruined it). Plus, with certain writing disorders, it can be difficult to self edit what is otherwise a good story. <br /><br />On top of that, I got extremely lucky. I found an editor by pure chance, who offered half the normal price, and does more work than usual. If not for that, I probably would not have taken him up. Ok, so I guess, what I am trying to say is, I agree with you. <br /><br />If you can avoid hiring one, do it at all costs. Unless you get lucky like me! LOL.<br /><br />Yikes, this was supposed to be a comment, but it turned into a monologue! Sorry! LOL.RavenClarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-61102656371162631982010-02-11T12:37:30.933-05:002010-02-11T12:37:30.933-05:00Very good point, Dean. I never thought about that...Very good point, Dean. I never thought about that. I suppose with poems, you really wouldn't want someone else messing with it. : )J.A. Soudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-14603059506917134382010-02-11T12:19:46.520-05:002010-02-11T12:19:46.520-05:00due to my work being poetry, no professional edito...due to my work being poetry, no professional editor at this time<br />but having so many written and published, and thus having to make further choices later, that may come into playAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638974184721233464noreply@blogger.com