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robaston
07-19-2005, 01:33 AM
Hi

Anyone know good avenues for enlisting the services of an editor...even a reciprocal setup with someone on this forum would be cool.
AngelAzariah
07-19-2005, 03:07 AM
_____Just my openion here, but I don't see myself ever paying an editor. If I can't stand on my own two feet, then how will I make it threw my whole series? Just me. Anyhoot, wish I could help -- welcome to the board -- hello there by the way -- and all that jolly rot for you. :)
wgjones3
07-19-2005, 01:22 PM
There are some good self-editing books on the market. Angel knows one, I can't remember the name of it (maybe it was Self-Editing for Fiction Writers).

Steve Laube recommends Self Editing for Christian Writers by Browne and King, the afore mentioned Self Editing for Fiction Writers, and How To Write Bestselling Fiction by Dean Koontz on his site.
wgjones3
07-19-2005, 01:31 PM
Wow... I just checked Amazon for a copy of the Koontz book.... $25 used. Another book of his (maybe a different edition of this?) was $60.

Maybe the local library will have it. !thumbsup!
robaston
07-19-2005, 04:24 PM
Thank you all!
AngelAzariah
07-20-2005, 12:26 AM
_____Self-editing ^four Fiction Writers: How to edit yourself into print. By Renni Browne & Dave King. The book was worth the read, I perchist it, but if you can check it out at your library and keep a few notes, you're fine.
_____Read this too: http://www.bartleby.com/141 . Now don't be a bone head like me and only read the first few paragraphs of Strunk.
_____I would suggest reading both for yourself before buying every dumb book on the shelf. Then you may see the view I have, that every editor has their own mind on how to edit and style a book.
David Meigs
07-20-2005, 01:28 AM
Wow... I just checked Amazon for a copy of the Koontz book.... $25 used. Another book of his (maybe a different edition of this?) was $60.
Dean Koontz’s Writing Best selling fiction... Excellent book! My copy is 23(?) yrs old. Have you checked WD?

David
robaston
07-20-2005, 01:56 AM
Hi

Sorry but who is WD? :confused:
David Meigs
07-20-2005, 02:12 AM
Hi

Sorry but who is WD? :confused:
Ooops.... I'm getting lazy... sorry! Writer's Digest (http://www.writersdigest.com/).

I am fairly new to fiction writing myself, and Koontz’s book was a big help to me. Do you write fiction? I look forward to seeing some of your work over in the critique section.

- David