Hiring an editor too soon wastes time and money.

by Anne R. Allen

Learning to write books is hard. Earning money from books is even harder. So some writers figure they’ll bypass the expensive stuff like hiring an editor.

This is not a good idea if you’re planning to self-publish. We are all blind to our own mistakes. And newbies especially need help in shaping and polishing a book.

But what if you’re going the query route? Do you need to hire an editor before you start sending out a book to agents and small presses?

What an Editor Can (and Can’t) Do

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