Editorial Assessments

Editor Helga Schier explains the different levels of editing and how editors help writers tell their stories. She first identifies the three levels of readability...

Writing a well-crafted manuscript is important, but it won't happen in the first draft. Thorough editing and revision are required to make your story readable. Editor...

Some authors’ body of work is very specific and remains in the same genre for their entire career. Other authors have a broad body of work that encompasses many topics...

Bobbie Christmas, editor and owner of Zebra Communications, explains why publishers want professionally edited manuscripts. In the past, publishing houses would keep...

Whether or not you need to hire a freelance book editor will depend on several factors including your editing needs, your own editing skills, and your chosen publishing...