IAD Ep15: Editing with Alex McGilvery

Indie author diaries

If you're going to put your best work forward, you need to edit it. In this episode Lisa and Sarah chat with Canadian editor and author, Alex McGilvery from Celtic Frog Editing services about editing for indies. In this chat they discuss: *the stages of editing (structure, developmental, line, copy and proof reading) and what happens at each stage, *what indies on a budget should focus on *how to prepare your manuscript before sending it to an editor *some tools that can help improve your writing *how Alex suggests you use beta readers, alpha readers or critique groups in the editing process *how to find an editor if you've never worked with one before *Alex provides some great tips for editing your own work, and how to test is a new editor is suitable for you *the importance of making sure you're asking your editor for the right kind of edit for your work *why people are afraid of editors (and they shouldn't be) And more! Sarah and Lisa also share their experiences and what they've learned along the way.