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Old 12-02-2011, 08:46 AM   #17
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I need someone that can edit for style, grammar, clarity and inconsistencies. Is that something you can do? If so, how can we get started?
Where are you located? England, Canada, the United States, and Australia, and I'm sure other countries as well, have societies for professional editors. These groups can help you find an editor appropriate to yor needs.

Although I have said this before, it seems not to have made any impact, so I'll repeat myself:

You must identify the genre of your book when asking for editor recommendations. For example,although I have been a professional editor for 28 years, I could not edit a mystery novel. My "expertise" lies in wholly different arenas (nonfiction medical and education). If you are writing an historical romance, you want an editor with experience editing historical romances, not an editor whose experience lies in fantasy/alternative history. Few professional editors will claim the ability to edit anything and those that do make such a claim may be able to do so, but I would view that with skepticism (jack of all trades, master of none).
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