I am closing in on the completion of the seventh book in a series. It is time (okay, past time) to up my game.
I am looking to hire a copy editor.
The manuscript will be ready in late March or Early or early April. Here is a list of the criteria I am considering in choosing a copy editor:
- Professional (paid for) experience as copy editor.
- Experience with the Space Opera genre.
- Uses MS Word docx format.
- Superb English language skills: Willing to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and syntax.
- Ensures consistency in spelling, hyphenation, numerals, and capitalization.
- Flags ambiguous or factually incorrect or out of sequence statements (internal consistency).
- Minor rewrites are permitted - assuming the tone and tenor of the style is not lost.
- Timing: Late March or very Early April. Expected turn-around: Two weeks.
I suffer from a terminal case of Typo Blindness. Therefore, I am looking for someone to perform broad-spectrum copy editing. When the edits are complete, I will submit the story to my proof reader.
I assume all writers have this concern: The style and tenor of my writing is important to me. More so, for my stories. I insert a significant amount of regional dialog, colloquialisms, and a fair amount of less than grammatically precise spoken word. Numerous passages will require a context aware approach to the editing.
The book will be the longest in the series, est 82k words, and IMHO, the best of the series in regard to depth of characters and intrinsic tension.
Here are a couple of informative links that I found to help me chose a copy editor:
ExpressWriters and
ReWordIf you are interested, and the timing works, please send me a note with your availability and fee schedule.
Cheers,
Ruairí