Orna and Tim discussed the importance of having your book edited, how to choose the best editor for your current project and how to set and keep to a budget for editing, while not compromising on quality. The differences between three kinds of editing—developmental editing, copyediting and proofreading— were explained and when to use which, along with a number of tips for getting the most out of the editor/author relationship.
They also discussed ALLi’s new TwitterChat which Tim is to run. Beginning on Twitter @IndieAuthorALLi account on May 16th at times 8pm BST (3pm EST, 12.30am 17th May IST, 5am 17th May AEST) and weekly at the same time thereafter. The hastag will be #IndieAuthorChat and it will be an opportunity to chat on Twitter about a different theme of interest to indie authors each week. |
