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Originally Posted by Marc Johnson
To those with bad experiences with editors, I'm curious as to how you chose yours.
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After my nightmare experience, I asked for sample edits, meaning I send 3 pages and they mark them up, no further obligation for either of us. That told me all I needed to know. For my current editor, when her 3 pages came back, it was a no-brainer. In fact, it was almost magical. She "gets" me, and what I'm trying to say, which makes some of her suggestions like "wow, why didn't I think of that?" A great working relationship.
Just like readers get samples of e-books (or browse the printed editions in a store), it's the way to go -- get a sample from prospective editors. There are great editors out there. There are also awful ones (who often times think they are great, oh boy... some people just don't understand the difference between an academic thesis and writing fiction).