Considerations When Hiring a Freelance Editor

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 path. Before hiring a freelance editor to help polish your manuscript, it's important to understand the different levels of editing services available, says author and freelance editor Jason Schmetzer. Once you understand the differences between proofreading, copyediting, line editing, and developmental editing, you need to determine...