Do you mind telling us about the editing process before querying for agents? I’m not too sure how many drafts/revisions/rounds of edits I should do before going on submission for agents. Thanks in advance x
"You'll be working with a team of people at your house." Me, still not fully awake: "I don't want people at my house! Oh... wait. Publishing house." 🤦😂
I have had similar experiences working with smaller indie publishers. The only major difference is that in some cases it's not the editor who acquires your book, but someone higher up. I went through rounds of editing with two different editors, one handled content and line editing, the second one the copyedits. I haven't had to rewrite much so far, but I did have to clarify some things and fix sme continuity issues. I remember I once realized my week had about 8 or 9 days in a short story :D Thankfully, I caught that before the first round of edits came in and resent the corrected version. Still, everyone knew how bad I was at counting days :P Oh, another difference is I knew all the editors working for my publisher. I am still friends with most of them on Facebook.
I love it! There are a lot of writer vlogs, but yours is the first that has gone into so much depth with publishing. And you're adorable, I love the sass. I'm so excited to read your book!
can you talk about how copyright works? Do you privately copyright your work before looking for a publisher? Then re-copyright the final version thats going to be published?
No. You do not copyright your work. That is something that the publisher will take care of. Think of it like this: if you are going to have to be doing some of these last-stage edits with your publisher, why would you want to create a hassle of copyrighting it before it's even "complete"?-- you'd essentially be copyrighting an unfinished, incomplete MS. Generally speaking, copyrighting your work beforehand, such as before landing an agent or publisher is looked on as being misguided. I think some people do it out of fear that their work will be "stolen" but that pretty much never happens, especially if you are doing your research on reputable agents and publishers.
Do you mind telling us about the editing process before querying for agents? I’m not too sure how many drafts/revisions/rounds of edits I should do before going on submission for agents.
Thanks in advance x
This is exactly the info I was looking for, and I love how clearly you presented it! :)
"You'll be working with a team of people at your house."
Me, still not fully awake: "I don't want people at my house! Oh... wait. Publishing house." 🤦😂
I have had similar experiences working with smaller indie publishers. The only major difference is that in some cases it's not the editor who acquires your book, but someone higher up. I went through rounds of editing with two different editors, one handled content and line editing, the second one the copyedits. I haven't had to rewrite much so far, but I did have to clarify some things and fix sme continuity issues. I remember I once realized my week had about 8 or 9 days in a short story :D Thankfully, I caught that before the first round of edits came in and resent the corrected version. Still, everyone knew how bad I was at counting days :P
Oh, another difference is I knew all the editors working for my publisher. I am still friends with most of them on Facebook.
Yeeeeess! I love how you go into so much detail with publishing. Thank you so much!
You're welcome! I love sharing this stuff! Before I only had my friends to blather on to, and now I can make videos for all haha.
I love it! There are a lot of writer vlogs, but yours is the first that has gone into so much depth with publishing. And you're adorable, I love the sass. I'm so excited to read your book!
can you talk about how copyright works? Do you privately copyright your work before looking for a publisher? Then re-copyright the final version thats going to be published?
No. You do not copyright your work. That is something that the publisher will take care of. Think of it like this: if you are going to have to be doing some of these last-stage edits with your publisher, why would you want to create a hassle of copyrighting it before it's even "complete"?-- you'd essentially be copyrighting an unfinished, incomplete MS. Generally speaking, copyrighting your work beforehand, such as before landing an agent or publisher is looked on as being misguided. I think some people do it out of fear that their work will be "stolen" but that pretty much never happens, especially if you are doing your research on reputable agents and publishers.
What is a copy-edit?
What do you do if you can't edit your book until a year later?
I really like this insight. It's very helpful!
You’re awesome. Love your videos so much. 🤓😍
How common are accelerated schedules?
Not that common!
I usually do a beta reader, prowriting aide, then a professional editor!!!!