Editors are expensive, but absolutely nessecary, especially if, as it sounds, you intend to self publish. If you're going the self publishing route, ask yourself two questions, and be harshly honest about the answers. First, do you wish to actually make money from your book? Second, and more important, do you think it will sell, especially without a publisher doing the promotion for the book?
If the honest answer to both of those questions is "yes," the hire the best editor you can afford. There is a glut of self published works available, both on the 'net and in print right now, ranging in quality from abysmal to pretty darned good. The best of these, and coincidentally, the ones that sell best are typically well edited.
On the end, it's your book, your money and your decision, but every one of the best selling authors Kit mentioned paid for editors. They just had the cost included in the expense of going through a publisher.
If the honest answer to both of those questions is "yes," the hire the best editor you can afford. There is a glut of self published works available, both on the 'net and in print right now, ranging in quality from abysmal to pretty darned good. The best of these, and coincidentally, the ones that sell best are typically well edited.
On the end, it's your book, your money and your decision, but every one of the best selling authors Kit mentioned paid for editors. They just had the cost included in the expense of going through a publisher.
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