Questions authors ask
These pages answer the questions that come up between finishing a draft and holding a published book. Each one gathers the questions a person would ask in the same sitting, and each answer says what is known, what is disputed, and what nobody can tell you in advance. Where a claim can be checked, the source is cited and linked.
Getting it edited
- Which kind of edit a book needs Developmental, line, copyediting and proofreading: what each pass covers, the order they come in, and why the names differ between associations.
- Choosing an editor Credentials, sample edits, references, and the promises that should make an author uneasy.
- What editing costs Per word, per hour, per project: published survey ranges, what an unusually low price implies, deposits, and schedules.