Hi all, first off, no offense to any editors out there.
I'm looking into hiring a freelance editor and have found a few that look promising but Im starting to notice a trend. Do editors mean to blow smoke up your butt to make you feel all warm and fuzzy? As this is my first go at actual writing it seems odd that more than a few people would say it was really good. (Story wise, I sent them a sample) Maybe it is, but is this just a sales pitch to make me lean more towards them?
Im just leery about spending the 3-500$ to get it properly edited and not actually having the editor engaged in the story.
I'm looking into hiring a freelance editor and have found a few that look promising but Im starting to notice a trend. Do editors mean to blow smoke up your butt to make you feel all warm and fuzzy? As this is my first go at actual writing it seems odd that more than a few people would say it was really good. (Story wise, I sent them a sample) Maybe it is, but is this just a sales pitch to make me lean more towards them?
Im just leery about spending the 3-500$ to get it properly edited and not actually having the editor engaged in the story.