Pub Talks: Yes, You Need an Editor

Your book will thank you. So will your typos.

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In the intricate journey of book publishing, the role of an editor is akin to that of a skilled craftsman refining raw material into a polished masterpiece. They’re the MVPs of people that you entrust your book to—and you must trust them to make your story shine.

A proficient editor possesses the keen eye, insightful critique, and technical expertise necessary to elevate a manuscript from decent to great. However, finding the right editor amidst the sea of options can be a daunting task for authors, especially those who are just starting in the world of self-publishing and have no idea where to begin from what kind of editing they need to how to find yourself an editor at all.

If that is, you want one and it is best for the stories you are readying for publication.

When I was an undergrad, there were usually two types of people in my English classes at a university that prided itself on its concentrations in either English: Creative Writing or English: Publishing and Editing (this one was me as I wholeheartedly believed that studying creative writing full force would’ve made me hate it—but that’s a topic for another day).

Some writers would write drafts and edit them over and over again before they turned them into sheer grammatical perfection, whether it be an essay or a creative piece.

Then, on the flip side, there were the “true creatives” who insisted that there was no higher form of art and creative writing than that which they dumped onto the page and shared.

Unedited.

Gasp! The horror!